Household Opener: Summit Cost-free Marketplace Christens Its New Setting up Oct. 10

SUMMIT, NJ – The Summit Free of charge Market place will officially open the doorways of its new long lasting household at the Summit Transfer Station on October 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The party will be the initial of two Absolutely free Sector functions, with the preferred halt-fall-swap initiative all over again currently being conducted on Oct 17.

Owing to COVID-19 limitations, merchandise drop-off and purchasing will be by appointment only, with Summit residents equipped to sign up for 30-moment time slots for the October 10 function by using the Town of Summit web page. Masks will be needed and temperatures taken of all coming into the building.

Signups for the October 17 party will open up at 12 p.m. on October 13.

Beginning in 2013, the Summit Conservancy led a community-huge hard work to raise money to develop a permanent home for the Summit Totally free Current market. It has donated the finished creating to the Metropolis of Summit. The grand-opening ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the new setting up on Oct 9 at 4 p.m. and is open up to members of the general public. Masks and social distancing will be needed.

The Summit Free Marketplace Committee is a university student-operate initiative that hosts seasonal situations at the Transfer Station  where people are in a position to provide reusable, garden-sale good quality items to share, and choose what ever they may want or  will need at no demand. Considering that its inception in 2008, the Summit No cost Current market has served more than 5,000 people and  has saved around 160 tons of reusable material from the waste stream. 

The Town of Summit Transfer Station is situated at 40 New Providence Avenue.