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2022 Barnstable County's HHW Collections Keeping Our Drinking Water Safe

2022 HHW Collections: A Successful Season at Keeping You Safe

The Barnstable County Hazardous Materials Program intercepted 600,970 pounds of hazardous waste from residents in 2022 BEFORE these toxic substances made their way into our aquifer, which provides the Cape’s […]

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2022 Holiday Lights Recycling Collection

2022 Holiday Lights Recycling Collection

Recycle Old Holiday Lights This Season! Collection Drive running from December to end of January. Broken lights? Burnt bulbs? Spread holiday cheer by helping the environment this year. Barnstable County’s […]

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Protect Your Family and First Responders from Household Hazardous Waste and Unwanted Medications. 

Cooperative Extension is here to help you keep our families and environment safe from unused or unwanted toxic chemicals and medications, with a few simple steps.   Prescriptions and Medications  October […]

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Stink Bugs: Uninvited Housemates 

I was approaching my front door recently and noticed a group of western conifer seed bugs, a relative of stinkbugs by my front door.  It reminded me that fall is […]

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Housing to Protect Cape Cod | Official Launch and Summit

Be there at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis when local leaders, business owners and concerned citizens analyze the Cape’s housing crisis – and the new Housing to Protect Cape Cod coalition presents its […]

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Human Rights Advisory Commission Seeks Nominations for Human Rights Awards

The theme for the 2022 Human Rights Awards Celebration is Healthcare is a Human Right October 19, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission will be […]

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Cape Cod Commission to create regulatory tools for development in the floodplain

 Local climate action efforts supported by state Planning Assistance Grant  For Immediate Release (October 18, 2022) – The Cape Cod Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce it has received funding […]

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Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Announces Fall Session of Human Rights Academy “Pathways to Peace” 

October 6, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission is pleased to announce the fall session of the Human Rights Academy for students on Cape Cod. […]

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Barnstable County Awarded Public Health Workforce Expansion Grant 

          The grant equips County to further support older residents during public health emergencies.  September 22, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – Barnstable County is pleased to announce that the Department of Human Services […]

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