Boy Scout Troop 107 bottle drive set for July 11

If you have a pile-up of bottles and cans, Boy Scout Troop 107 will hold their first bottle drive of the year on Saturday, July 11 from 9 a.m. – noon. 

Bring your deposit bottles and cans to the back of the Grafton Municipal Center, located at 30 Providence Road. The Boy Scouts are working with the Grafton Board of Health to put safety precautions in place. 

Rinse out your bottles and cans ahead of time and pre-sort your containers: soda cans, beer cans, glass, 1-litter plastic, 2-litter plastic, and smaller plastic (“personal size” drinks). 

When you arrive at the back parking lot, you will be directed where to leave your containers. Once you depart, scouts and parents will then retrieve them for processing. 

If you need assistance getting the containers from your car, remain in your car and someone will collect them for you. 

Scouts and parents will be working in family units, in shifts, with masks and gloves, and maintaining physical distancing at all times. 

If you can’t make the drop off, the Boy Scouts can pick up at your home (Grafton only). Contact Bottledrive@troop107.Grafton-MA.org to schedule this and include your name and address. Place your clean and pre-sorted empties in a highly visible spot by 8 a.m. on July 11 and the Boy Scouts will do the rest! 

A fall bottle drives is planned for November 7. Money raised from bottle drives supports the scouts’ campouts, activities, community service projects, and routine expenses. In addition, 10 percent of bottle drive earnings are donated to a local charity. 

If you are interested in joining Troop 107 or would like more information about Troop events, please contact scoutmaster@troop107.grafton-ma.org.