The Village Bank and the City of Newton have awarded the first two grants under their new Climate Change Microgrant Project. Launched in October, the project is designed to support local advocates undertaking initiatives to address climate change by reducing … Read More
All About Plastic We get a LOT of questions about plastics here at Recycle Smart MA, and we understand why. There’s a lot of confusion about which plastics can go in the recycling and which can’t. There’s also a fair … Read More
Can Induction Stoves Convince Home Cooks to Give up Gas? Induction stoves offer major benefits over gas, but home cooks face barriers in making the switch. by Sarah Wesseler January 13, 2023 You walk into your kitchen to make … Read More
There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about the health hazards of gas stoves. Not only does cooking with gas generate methane, there can be particulates in the gas that reduce your indoor air quality. If … Read More
Thursday, January 26 from 7:30-8:30pm. Online. One of the easiest climate actions you can take is to simply stop supporting the fossil fuel industry. In addition to making reductions in our energy usage, we can easily eliminate support for fossil … Read More
Film plastic includes everything from plastic mailers, plastic grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap and newspaper bags to shrink wrap and product overwrap. Some kinds of film plastic can be recycled at retail stores, where they are made into composite lumber and woven … Read More
We all have items in our home that are still perfectly good, but are no longer needed or wanted. Most of us would prefer to find new homes for our things instead of throwing them away, but it can be … Read More
Fulfilled Goods (612 Washington Street, Newtonville), a Newton store specializing in zero waste, is running a refill campaign (#resolvetorefill) this month and will be offering a discount on different refills each week. Here are the specials: Week of 1/9 – 10% off … Read More
Wednesday, January 18 at 7pm. Online or In-Person (Room 204, Newton City Hall). Join Newton climate action allies at the next Newton City Council Public Facilities Committee Meeting, when councilors will be discussing applications from National Grid for two gas … Read More
Friday, January 20 at 10-11am. Online. Over the last ten years, solid waste policy in Massachusetts has been unsuccessful. The Commonwealth is burning and burying as much waste every year as we were in 2010. While we are diverting more … Read More
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