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Monday, March 08, 2021

Sandwich Boardwalk

We visited The Sandwich Boardwalk at low tide. It's pretty narrow, with bump outs to stand in to allow people to walk by.

It was low tide, so there wasn't any water underneath us. I think I'm pretty happy about that because I can't image walking along the Sandwich Boardwalk when there is water underneath it!

Check out this video of our walk:

More photos:

Sandwich Boardwalk.

Parking
$10 per day
Resident and non-resident stickers available
Directions:
There are three entrances to Town Beach and the boardwalk. To park, visitors can take route 6A to Town Neck Road. There you will find a small parking lot next to Horizons restaurant. If this lot is full, continue down Town Neck Road until the dead end at Wood Avenue, then take a left into the next parking lot. To access the beach via the boardwalk, take Jarves road from route 6A and follow the signs for the boardwalk parking lot.

Where to get rid of Corrugated Cardboard and Styrofoam in Plymouth, MA.

Recycling Cardboard, Week by Week

In our neighborhood you can put out cardboard for recycling if it can fit into the recycling bin, or if you tie it up in 3 foot x 3 foot bundles tied with string, and balanced on the top of the recycle bin.

That's ok if you've got a little bit of recycling to get rid of, but if you've recently moved into a new home, you've got a lot more to recycle, and it would take days and days of cutting the cardboard to the correct size, and weeks and weeks of putting it out on trash day.

A Better Way

A better way to get rig of large amounts of cardboard is to load up as much as you can in the back of your car/SUV, and bring it to the Manomet Transfer Station.

Note: Participation in Town-provided Trash & Recycling, and a permit IS required.

Here's how you get there and get rid of your cardboard once you arrive.

Lots of cardboard left over from moving.

Filling the SUV with as much cardboard as we can.

Take Old Sandwich Road to Beaver Dam Road

Take a LEFT onto Beaver Dam Road at the Stop sign.

Turn RIGHT into the Manomet Transfer Station

Drive around inside, past the small office

Then, on your LEFT is the first of
two dumpsters for CARDBOARD

Throw, or carefully place, your cardboard
into the dumpster.

There is no need to push any button

The dumpster has a sensor that knows when
to compact the cardboard to make room for more.

Carol happily getting rid of cardboard.

And we are done!

Where to get rid of Corrugated Cardboard in Plymouth, MA.

A permit is required. They can be obtained online or in person at City Hall.

Manomet Transfer Station Trash & Recycling [PDF]

350 Beaver Dam Rd, Exit 7 (old exit 3)

Open Sun, Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat, 8am to 4pm (508) 830-4162 x12100

Where to get rid of Styrofoam in Plymouth, MA.

The UPS Store takes flat sheets of styrofoam to use as packing material. Call first to see if they have room.

The UPS Store

31 Home Depot Dr, Plymouth, MA 02360

(508) 746-2772

Video: Transferring Cardboard

Monday, February 15, 2021

White Horse Beach

White Horse Beach is a great walking beach. Plymouth Residents are lucky because starting this year, street parking is available if you have a beach or 4x4 parking sticker.

We enjoyed a long walk on the beach, exploring the big rocks, and looking at the raised home with the buoys on it.

Dave Kindy,

Wicked Local, wrote about the new parking rules for White Horse Beach,

Cold thoughts turn to warm weather for White Horse Beach parking:

"The new plan limits public parking in White Horse Beach to Plymouth residents only with beach or 4x4 stickers, which sell for $50 and $70, respectively. The senior citizen rates are $25 and $45. Any vehicles parking on public streets in the district without stickers or guest passes appropriately displayed during summer months will be subject to ticketing and towing."

Wikipedia says,

"White Horse Beach is a village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on Cape Cod Bay, south of Priscilla Beach. Much of the southern end of the beach, which is also known as Taylor Avenue Beach, south of the outflow of Bartlett Pond, either has cottages on it or has a fenced off conservation area to protect the dunes and fragile plant life."