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Drum roll please! Introducing a fun and interactive way to learn the latest about how to sort waste! Have you ever held an item and wondered if it belongs in recycling or trash, or if it needs to be secured until household hazardous waste day? We have a game for you!
If you live in New Bedford, we invite you to play Ready Set Sort! New Bedford’s Waste Sorting Game at newbedfordma.recycle.game or if you live in Dartmouth, visit dartmouthma.recycle.game to play Ready Set Sort! Dartmouth’s Waste Sorting Game. Also, find the game on the City’s website at newbedfordrecycling.org and on the Town’s trash & recycling page on the website.
The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District is holding a giveaway with a chance to win a $20 gift card by completing the game! After playing all the levels of the game, type your name on the certificate and take a screenshot. To enter the giveaway, complete the entry form and upload the screenshot. The entry form and details can be found at gnbrrmdistrict.org. The deadline to enter is September 9, 2020 at 11 p.m. and winners will be announced on September 14, 2020. Gift cards have been donated by Stop & Shop, 438 Dartmouth Street and Stop & Shop, 1001 King’s Highway in New Bedford and Stop & Shop, Target, and Shaw’s in Dartmouth.
There are two separate giveaways. To enter New Bedford’s contest, you must live in New Bedford and to enter Dartmouth’s contest, you must live in Dartmouth. For either contest, you must be at least 18 years old.
Have the whole family play the game and see which generation has the easiest time sorting waste. While we physically distance to stay safe, this game gives youngsters a topic to call grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends about to let them know how many levels they made it through and if they earned a certificate. Also, when you sort materials correctly, you earn fun items to build your own digital park. Will you choose the Ferris wheel, the UFO, or T-Rex?
“While the contest is for adults, we definitely look forward to all school-aged children enjoying this fun and educational game!” notes Marissa Perez-Dormitzer, Waste Reduction Manager for New Bedford and Dartmouth.
For more information, please call the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District Waste Reduction Office at (774) 503-0254 or email Marissa@gnbrrmdistrict.org.
