Plymouth’s new municipally owned swap shop is aiming for a soft opening in the fall. It will be staffed by volunteers, managed by the town’s Recycling Committee and maintained by [the] DPW. The location will be 33 Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville. Operating hours will be Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, May through the end of October. All material accepted at the swap shop must be in good condition, fully functional and have all of its parts. The shop is reserved for Plymouth residents only. There will be no fees for 2025.
Volunteer opportunities are still available. Have fun while doing good. Those seniors and veterans who meet the requirements of Plymouth’s property tax work-off program must apply prior to Oct. 31 in order to enter a lottery for the program’s benefits.
To volunteer online go here. You may also volunteer or ask questions by sending an email to: Plymouthmaswapshop@gmail.com.
The mission of the swap shop is to facilitate the reuse of goods, reduce solid waste and to improve recycling efforts. The swap shop benefits Plymouth by diverting tons of solid waste from disposal thereby saving the town thousands in tipping fees at incinerators and landfills. Diversion also benefits our environment and budget by the reduction of litter and the dumping of unwanted material; by reducing pollution caused by current forms of disposal; by lowering the environmental impacts of producing new products derived from mining and drilling operations, emissions from factories, and from trucks transporting materials and products throughout their life cycle; and by reducing the use of fossil fuels and water resources as well as by reducing the depletion of non-renewable resources and more.
To learn more about the swap shop, attend scheduled presentations at the library’s main branch (5 p.m., Aug. 21); the Center for Active Living (1 p.m., Aug. 22); the cabana in the Pinehills (5 p.m., Sept. 10), or at the Manomet Library (5 p.m., Sept. 11)
WHAT IS ACCEPTED
Houseware; Small Appliance; Lamps, Toys; Games, Picture Frames; Sports Equipment (no shoes, skates or cleats); Hand and Small Power Tools; Puzzles; Musical Instruments; Books, CDs and Videos (as room allows); Craft and Office Supplies; Small Art and Décor; Holiday Decorations (no string lights); Pet Supplies (no beds, stuffed toys or textiles); Kitchen Items (Cookware, Cutlery, Sets of Plates, Glassware, Cups, Pots and Pans, etc.), Garden Equipment (nothing gas motorized).
WHAT IS UNACCEPTABLE
Textiles (e.g.: Clothing, Bedding, etc.); Baby Furniture, Car Seats and other equipment or stuffed animals); Food, Medicine, Cleaners or Liquids of any kind; Pesticides, Paints, Herbicides, Garden Chemicals or other Hazardous Waste; TVs, Monitors or Computers; Large Furniture or Appliances; Batteries; Light Bulbs; Magazines.
– Ken Stone
Stone is chair of the Plymouth Recycling Committee.