Tuesday, November 15 from 7-8pm. Online. Have a burning question about recycling in Massachusetts? The ‘Ask Me Anything about Recycling in MA’ webinar is back by popular demand! Learn about the mission & resources of the Recycle Smart MA team from … Read More
On October 13, Liora Silkes, Newton’s Energy Coach, and Waneta Trabert, Newton’s Sustainable Materials Management Director, spoke about the ways we can make greener choices in our lives and in our homes. Covered were among other things: Newton’s home energy campaign 4 … Read More
Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 7-8pm. Online. Join MassDEP’s Recycle Smart MA to learn what happens to our donated textiles and the mattresses we can no longer send to landfill and incineration. Where do they go? How are they reused … Read More
Wednesday, November 16 from 7-8pm. Online. Have you ever wished that you could return your take-out container for reuse? Have you ever donated furniture and wondered what happens to it? Join MassDEP’s Recycle Smart MA team to hear from reuse … Read More
Thursday, November 17 at 3-4pm. Online. If you live in or manage a multi-unit residential building, this webinar is for you. The next wave of Electric Vehicle (EV) adopters will include condo and apartment dwellers. Buildings that offer charging will … Read More
Thursday, November 10 from 8:30am-12pm. Needham TBD. Congressman Jake Auchincloss is hosting a Climate Summit that will bring together climate stakeholders from the Massachusetts 4th District and beyond to hear directly from leaders in academia, industry, and public policy about their … Read More
The MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans are quickly approaching at the end of the month. In this episode of the MassRecycle Podcast, Waneta Trabert, Director of the Newton Sustainable Materials Management Division, and Gretchen Carey, President of MassRecycle, interview four textile … Read More
The MBTA Better Bus Project is proposing changes to local and express bus routes, including in Newton. A public meeting to discuss the proposed MBTA bus changes systemwide will be held online on Wednesday, November 2 at 6pm. The goal … Read More
Could existing gas pipelines be adapted to carry environmentally safe geothermal heat to networks of homes and other buildings? At the September 28 meeting of the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy (NCCE), co-founder and executive director of HEET, Audrey Schulman, gave a … Read More
Light pollution is any unnecessary or excessive outdoor illumination. It robs us of the night sky’s beauty, negatively affects the ecosystem, and wastes energy. In this online presentation “Darkness in Distress” on Wednesday, November 2 from 7-8:30pm, learn how you … Read More
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