Tuesday, March 19 at 7pm. First Parish Watertown (35 Church Street, Watertown). First Parish Watertown in collaboration with Beyond Plastics Greater Boston and Oceana will host a free film screening of Rory Fielding’s documentary “We’re All Plastic People Now.” The … Read More
Category Archives: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
Are you tired of all the plastic bags you get when your dry cleaned clothes or laundered shirts come back from the cleaners? Holly Cleaners in Newton is considering offering reusable dry cleaning bags for purchase. This plan would be … Read More
Is tomorrow trash day? Can you put used paper napkins and tissues in the recycling bin? (The answer is no, they go in the trash.) The handy phone app Recycle Right Newton will get you the answers and more. Created … Read More
The City of Newton’s expanded sustainable packaging ordinance will go into effect this week, and food establishments will be required to use takeout containers that are reusable, compostable, or recyclable. In addition, Newton has implemented Skip the Stuff, which means … Read More
Last year, artist and Green Newton volunteer Andrew Breithaupt built the Climate Kiosk, an interactive sculpture meant to help Newton residents learn actions they can take to make our city a cleaner and better place to live. It was built … Read More
Mass Recycle’s Gretchen Carey and Waneta Trabert answer the perennial question “Why can’t I recycle this?” Recycling is a commodity, and not only does it need to be collected and sorted, someone needs to want to buy it. To understand … Read More
Sunday, February 25 from 1:15-4:15pm. Newton Free Library (330 Homer St, Newton). Do you have a broken item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance? Fix-It Clinics empower folks to fix for themselves, and … Read More
There’s no room for snow or rain in the recycling bin! Moisture can ruin otherwise recyclable paper and cardboard. Keep your recycling dry by keeping the lid on your bin or leave it in a covered area until it’s ready … Read More
Plastic can break down into smaller pieces, but it never goes away. With bold action, we can turn off the tap on plastic pollution today. January 5, 2024. By Mara Shulman Even though my children no longer play with toys, … Read More
Saturday, February 3 at 10:30am. Children’s Program Room, Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton). Bring your stuffie for songs, stories, and repairs. The stuffie hospital will restuff, stitch up tears, glue noses back on, and get your stuffie ready … Read More
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