On June 2, 2026, MEC Board Member Tom Fudala was celebrated at the newly named Thomas Fudala Water Resources Recovery Facility (WRRF), in recognition of his decades-long service as Mashpee’s first Town Planner and former Sewer Commission Chair. Congratulations, Tom!
The Mashpee Environmental Coalition (MEC) is pleased to announce that their scholarship will again be offered to one or more qualified Mashpee High School seniors. This scholarship aims to assist students who are dedicated to helping the environment and who plan to continue their education beyond high school. Past scholarship recipients have pursued degrees at Amherst College, Boston University, Northern Arizona University, Tufts University, and UMass-Amherst in programs such as environmental science, forestry, and marine science.
Scholarship qualifications, applications, and deadlines are available through the Mashpee Middle High School scholarship website and Guidance Department. All qualified seniors are encouraged to apply. Questions should be addressed to [email protected].
By all accounts, MEC’s 2nd Annual Earth Day Event, co-sponsored by the Mashpee Department of Public Works, was a great success. On April 19th within a four-hour time period, over 250 residents and their families dropped off the following items at the Mashpee Senior Center – thus keeping them all out of our landfill:
That same day, a number of residents also picked up literature about composting along with a food waste container for their kitchen counter or yard. While we are appreciative of the Mashpee Enterprise for their great coverage, and our business partners, Bay State Textiles, Great White Shred, and TerraCycle, we are most grateful to all the residents of Mashpee who participated that day and made this Earth Day event so very successful.
The Mashpee Environmental Coalition is pleased to announce that their scholarship will again be offered to one or more qualified Mashpee High School seniors. This scholarship aims to assist students who are dedicated to helping the environment and who plan to continue their education beyond high school. Past scholarship recipients have pursued degrees at Amherst College, Colby-Sawyer College, Northern Arizona University, Tufts University, and UMass-Amherst in programs such as environmental science and forestry.
Scholarship qualifications, applications, and deadlines are available through the Mashpee Middle High School scholarship website and the MMHS Guidance Department. All qualified seniors are encouraged to apply.
The August 17, 2024 Textile Recycling Drive sponsored by the Mashpee Environmental Coalition (MEC) was a great success, with 3,000 lbs. of textiles dropped off in a 4-hour period. As an added plus, the combined Household Hazardous Waste, Textile Recycling, and Shredding Event received front page coverage in the Mashpee Enterprise.
Since August 2023, MEC has held three textile drives – keeping 8,750 lbs. in total out of our landfills – with up to 95% reused or repurposed. Since it is now illegal in Massachusetts for textiles to be discarded in the trash, MEC plans to sponsor textile drives twice each year — in April for Earth Day, and in August combined with the county’s Household Hazardous Waste collection. Once the April 2025 date is confirmed, it will be widely advertised to members, throughout the Internet, and across town.