Newton’s Representative Jake Auchincloss has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (H.R. 5845) that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives last year and reintroduced on March 23, 2021. This session’s … Read More
The City of Newton has plans to provide help to local restaurants to create more robust outdoor dining opportunities in the coming months. The support that restaurants will receive includes infrastructure – i.e. tables, trash/recycling containers and tents. The day … Read More
Smart Ways to Greenify Your Closet Because Our Wardrobes Create Unfashionably Massive Environmental Issues By Elizabeth L. Cline November 4, 2020 Illustration by Boyoun Kim The contents of our wardrobes create unfashionably massive environmental issues. The apparel industry is … Read More
Recent headlines might leave you believing that recycling is a scam. The good news is that you don’t need to give up on recycling. Guest speakers from Preserve, Rehrig Pacific, and GreenLabs Recycling explain how the industry has come a … Read More
Clean Water Action has joined Habits of Waste to pressure third-party delivery services to allow us to say NO to unnecessary and wasteful items. We’re asking DoorDash, Grubhub, and Seamless to add an “OPT IN” option for accessory items. Currently, … Read More
The City of Newton has been promoting the HeatSmart program, facilitating the move to electric heat pump technology. Most of the focus to date has been on heating and cooling, but heat pumps also work great for hot water. Heat … Read More
The biggest tax credit for residential solar, the federal solar investment tax credit, was expected to drop from 26% to 22% in 2021, and was expected to drop to 0% in 2022. Part of the recently passed federal spending package … Read More
Deliveries are peaking this time of year. In June, we shared best practices for managing common mailer items (click here to see the tips again). Here’s some helpful info on how to sort other waste from shipments. Click on links to … Read More
It is worrisome enough that there is an ocean of plastic debris bigger than the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but have you heard about the less visible microfiber pollution invading our waters? Microfibers … Read More
Have you ever wanted to know how much it is costing you to run your TV, your computer, your refrigerator? Or how about your TV and computer when they are in “standby” mode? Now there is an easy way to … Read More
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