March 30, 2026 By Maria Zade for the Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee
As Earth Day approaches, Hingham residents have multiple opportunities to show their love for Hingham’s environment. Read on for more ways that you and your household can help to keep Hingham clean and green.
Town Wide Cleanup
Make a difference in our neighborhood by joining Cleaner Greener Hingham Day 2026. Volunteers will be tackling litter and beautifying multiple sites around town, and we need your help!
Date: April 11, 2026
Time: 9am – 12pm
How to Participate:
- Visit the signup page to choose a cleanup site
- Wear comfortable clothes and bring gloves if you have them.
- Trash bags will be provided by the Department of Public Works (Pick up begins at the Hingham Harbor gazebo at 9am. We will also have coffee and bagels
Let’s work together to keep our community clean and beautiful.
Please visit the signup page to let the team know which area(s) of town you will be cleaning up.
Food Scrap Recycling
Compost your food scraps with Black Earth and earn money for your school!
Hingham residents have multiple options when it comes to disposing of their food scraps. If backyard composting isn’t sustainable or appealing to you, consider a pickup service. The Hingham Department of Public Works has partnered with Black Earth to subsidize a portion of the cost related to residential food scrap pickup for Hingham residents. Residents who want to take advantage of this program should click here to learn more and sign up. Mention one of Hingham’s schools in the referral field and Black Earth will provide a $10 credit to that school’s Green Team. While the school Green Teams can benefit from this program, it is open to all and not restricted to households with students in the Hingham Public Schools.
With the Black Earth program, customers have the option for weekly or bi-weekly pickup. Almost all food items can be included in your pickup, including those that are normally excluded from backyard compost bins such as oil, meat, cheese, and bones.
As a Black Earth customer, you will get one free bag of compost per year to use in your garden.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection In Hingham
Household Hazardous Waste, such as cleaning products, fertilizers, and automotive fluids, cannot be disposed of with regular household waste. Hingham residents have multiple opportunities this spring to responsibly dispose of these items. Hingham’s household hazardous waste collection will be on May 16, but other collection events on the South Shore are also open to Hingham residents. Advanced registration is required.
Date: May 16, 2026
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Revealed on registration form
Questions? Email cleanergreener@hingham-ma.gov.