Is old paint haunting your basement? Bring it to Newton’s first Paint Collection Day at the Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Ave., Auburndale) on Sunday, October 31 from 9am-1pm. You must have an appointment time to drop off. Appointments can be scheduled by … Read More
With Maine and Oregon passing the nation’s first Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging this year, there is much interest in what the EPR programs will look like once they launch and how each state arrived at its unique … Read More
The world’s largest online consignment and thrift shop, ThreadUp, recently launched a Fashion Footprint Calculator that allows users to calculate the carbon impact of their closets and identify tangible ways to make more sustainable fashion choices. With nearly 230,000 tons … Read More
Join Mothers Out Front on Wednesday, October 20 at 7pm for ‘A Mom’s Climate Conversation’ with renowned climate scientist, Katharine Hayhoe, who has been called “one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times … Read More
Bees are critical for pollinating the entire ecosystem including the food we eat. On Wednesday, October 13 from 7-8:30pm, learn in this online presentation which bees are at serious risk, why, and how we can help those in our surrounding … Read More
Newton North High School senior and scout in Newton Troop 205, Zac Lobel, is working on an Eagle Project for the City of Newton, Urban Forestry Department. He is interested in increasing awareness of the importance of, and ecological benefits … Read More
Ann Berwick, Co-Director of Sustainability for Newton and long-time Newton resident, has a new bike. This would not be news, except for the details: the bike is an EV-assisted recumbent tricycle, made by Ice Trike. Ann has mobility challenges due … Read More
Recycling old clothing, shoes and textiles is easy: make an appointment and set your items out in a plastic bag at the curb on the appointed day. You will even get a reminder email and/or text ahead of your appointment. … Read More
Walking Webster Woods Saturday, October 16 from 10-11:30am Join Barbara Bates, Newton Conservators’ Board member, in navigating the more common trails in Webster Woods while admiring fall foliage and learning about how leaves turn color. Includes visits to the vernal … Read More
Maybe you’ve been thinking about induction cooking, but aren’t quite ready to take the leap. Now you can borrow an induction cooktop from the Newton Free Library, just like you’d borrow a book. The library’s package includes an induction cooktop, … Read More
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A @FirstStreetFdn report found that in Massachusetts, the #ClimateCrisis puts 162K homes, 12K miles of roads, and nearly 2,500 critical buildings like hospitals and power stations at risk of flooding.
It's time to invest in #resilience and #adaptation! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/17/metro/flooding-could-shut-down-logan-airport-hospitals-other-critical-infrastructure-mass-risk-is-only-growing-report-says/