Do you have children’s books to donate? Service Stars campers will be collecting books in August to set up a children’s library in Ghana through the African Library Project. The goal is to collect 1,000 books that are at preschool through … Read More
Newton’s Resource Recovery Center Swap Shop (115 Rumford Ave., Auburndale) is now open Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30am-1:30pm. City residents continue to be generous by dropping off quantities of wonderful, usable items. Come and check it out, and take home items … Read More
You can get up to $8,500 off of the Nissan LEAF Plus (220 mile range) and thousands of dollars off of other EV models through the Green Energy Consumer Alliance’s (GECA) Drive Green discount program – plus the $7,500 tax credit and … Read More
You may have mastered the habit of taking reusable shopping bags with you to the grocery store, but do you also take reusable produce bags? Much sturdier than the single use plastic produce bags in stores, these bags come in … Read More
Most people who dream of an electric car are anxious about how far they can drive and if they can charge on road trips. This is known as ‘range anxiety’ and EV owners will tell you that it is not … Read More
Are you in the market for a deal on a full length mirror? A window air conditioner? Or perhaps you are trying to sell or give away the crib your child has outgrown? Try the free Nextdoor website and app … Read More
Toothbrush manufacturers and dentists recommend that you replace your toothbrush every three to four months. Since most are not recyclable, that’s a LOT of toothbrushes that wind up in the trash over your lifetime. Next time you are shopping for … Read More
The Rotary Club of Newton is joining with the textile recycling company HELPSY, the City of Newton, and Green Newton to host monthly clothing/textile drives from June through September. These clothing drive events will help the environment by reducing the … Read More
Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors is collecting new or gently used bikes on Saturday, July 10 for kids in need, for distribution through one of their partners in Waltham. The group is also collecting funds to purchase bike helmets and bike … Read More
Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors is partnering with Cradles to Crayons through Friday, July 2 to donate clean t-shirts to the many children and teens needing them this summer. The group is collecting new or gently used t-shirts for children from infant … Read More
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Schatz introduces electric bike tax credit legislation in Senate https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2021/07/23/schatz-ebike-tax-credit-legislation.html via @Pacificbiznews
Shout out to @CambridgeDPW & @UTEC_inc for recycling over 10,000 mattresses since 2019! By deconstructing the mattresses and recycling their parts, the city reduced it's trash by 600,000 lbs.
Watch the process in action http://youtu.be/UHItG7lCcbQ & learn more http://bit.ly/2UhwvQb
Why do 95% of the school buses our kids ride everyday still run on diesel when electric school buses are here and ready to roll?
Tell your U.S. senators to oppose funding for dirty, diesel and gas-powered school buses in the #infrastructure agreement.
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