Monday, December 2 from 7-8pm. Online. This holiday season, want to waste less and celebrate more? Waste from holiday meals, gift giving and packaging can trash our holiday spirit and harm the environment. We throw away at least 25% more … Read More
Category Archives: Live Greener
In a Project Drawdown analysis of how the global community can reduce food waste to help avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, it ranks reducing food waste as the #1 solution that would limit end-of-century warming to 2°C. … Read More
Did you know that the median age of an owner-occupied home in Massachusetts is about 60 years old? No wonder you might be feeling like updates are in order! Weatherizing your home is one way you can help prevent small … Read More
Thursday, November 21 from 12-1pm. Online. Ever wonder how clean your recyclables need to be? Unsure what to do with loose bottle caps? Overwhelmed by recycling numbers? This is the webinar for you! The Recycle Smart team is excited to … Read More
I love the Fulfilled Goods store – our local low-waste market – but worry about its future viability without more of our support. It has an amazing array of grocery staples – you can get as much or as little … Read More
What would an air‑source heat pump system cost for your home? Air-source heat pumps are a flexible, cost-effective and energy-efficient option for both heating and cooling your home. Fill out the fields in this calculator by MassCEC and Energy Sage … Read More
With labels like “made from plants” and “biodegradable”, there are a lot of supposedly environmentally-friendly alternatives to plastic. But are they really any better? Test your knowledge with this short quiz from The Story of Stuff Project. Green Newton encourages … Read More
Routine maintenance is important for refrigerators. Dirt should be cleaned from the refrigerator coils every six months to a year – more often if there are shedding pets in the home. When coils are dirty with lint, dust, or pet … Read More
Wednesday, November 13 from 3:30-5pm. Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton). What’s the sweetest way to learn about induction cooking? Visit the Library and dip into melted chocolate to get a taste of how induction cooktops work! … Read More
During the COVID pandemic, the “kill your lawn” idea caught a wave in the mainstream media, from the New York Times (2022) and the Boston Globe (2020, 2022) to the Washington Post (2023) and Men’s Journal (2020)—which notably ran its … Read More
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