A fire in a trailer at the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse District transfer station saw a quick response from Edgartown firefighters Sunday morning.

A decision by the Chinese government has rippled all the way to the curbside of nearly every Vineyard home, where residents will pay more for recycling.
The West Tisbury and Chilmark local dropoffs are now accepting food waste. For $2, residents can dump up to a five-gallon bucket sized container.
For the third time in as many years, the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse District will seek funding at town meetings for a $2.5 million project to expand its transfer station in Edgartown.