For years, Rye Town Park’s stunning beauty has been marred by dented trash and recycling bins with peeling paint.
No more.
The Friends of Rye Town Park raised $60,000 to replace 47 of the trash cans with good-looking, eco-friendly new waste receptacles.
The Park needs around 30 more, so some of the old ones may still be on the beach this summer.
The replacements are made of recycled plastic lumber that is durable and is expected to last for decades.
“The Friends of Rye Town Park is concerned with people’s experiences when they come to the park,” said Diana Page, chairwoman of the Friends of Rye Town Park. “And candidly, when you walk into this beautiful park and you see these rusted through oil drums that look just appalling, that’s not the experience we want. Trash cans seem like such a small thing, yet it makes such a huge impact.”
