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Category Archives: Businesses

Americans love the convenience of take out meals, and food establishments rely on them for revenue. It would seem like a win for all, except that it generates a great deal of single-use plastic waste. With the damage single-use plastics … Read More

Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July is an annual event that began in Western Australia in 2011 and has spread across the globe. It aims to raise awareness of the amount of plastic in our lives by encouraging people to reduce their reliance … Read More

Newton’s Planning and Development Department recently released its Village Center Zoning Redesign Plan Version 2.0 with details of how it meets the requirements of the MBTA Communities Law. Under the plan, building heights would be set at a maximum of … Read More

Kathy Pillsbury and Jay Walter gave an excellent presentation on “The Impact of Newton’s Zoning and the MBTA Communities Law on Climate Change” at Green Newton’s June 13 forum. Their presentation focused on the positive climate impact of the zoning … Read More

Refusing and reducing plastics in our lives should be our first priority, but plastics are not always easy to avoid. Certain plastics can be recycled and those items should be placed in our green recycling carts, not in the trash. … Read More

The following blog post was originally posted on the Green Energy Consumers Alliance website by Larry Chretien & Mikaela Hondros-McCarthy on Tuesday, May 09, 2023. Regular readers of our blogs know where we stand on options consumers have for receiving … Read More

Thursday, June 8 at 3pm. Online. In the third episode of Just Zero’s webinar series, Getting to Zero Waste in the U.S., experts address the false solutions that fossil fuel giants are pushing as the answer to our plastics and … Read More