Newton curbside composting with Black Earth Compost began in 2019! Since then cost has come down almost 50%. The service plans are as low as $7 per month and the starter kit is free. You also get a voucher for … Read More
Category Archives: Composting
According to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, about 30% of the waste that we throw into the household trash is food scraps. By separating those scraps out and composting them, our trash that goes to the incinerator is reduced … Read More
Help Us Better Serve You and Our Community! We’d love to hear from you! This quick survey will help us understand your interest in composting and how we can provide more relevant content to support your waste reduction goals. Your … Read More
Are you interested in reducing waste in Newton? Or promoting composting? Would you like a voice in what happens in the city? The Newton Sustainable Materials Management Commission (SMMC) is seeking two new members and would like to invite interested … Read More
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
This is the time of year when leaves are falling and yards are filling up with them. Instead of collecting and hauling yard “debris” to the curb, it’s much better to leave the fallen leaves, branches, stems, and seed heads … Read More
Does composting seem complicated or hard to do? Check out the educational display by the side entrance inside the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton) on the 3 composting options in Newton. It highlights how to put food scraps … Read More
It’s true–30% of our trash is food scraps and compostable paper (collectively referred to as organics, sometimes also called compost), that’s a lot. Organics could instead be collected separately so they can be made into compost, a nutrient-rich soil amendment … Read More
Beginning March 1, 2024, the City of Newton’s expanded sustainable packaging ordinance will require food establishments to provide single use accessory dining items (straws, napkins, utensils, chopsticks, condiments, etc.) only upon the request or agreement of the customer. Items will … Read More
MassDEP is currently in the process of shaping its PCAP (Priority Climate Action Plan) which will open up access to federal funding from the EPA for municipalities. We believe composting should be on the docket. With the state’s trash being … Read More
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