Newton can get a lower subscription price for curbside compost pickup when 5,000 households sign up. Currently, 2,815 Newton households participate. It’s already a great deal at $59.99 for 6 months but, if each subscriber got one friend or neighbor … Read More
On February 9, Alan Gordon of the Newton Sustainable Materials Management Commission presented the next iteration of Newton’s sustainable packaging ordinance aims to expand this list to include more single use items by 1) replacing items that cannot be recycled … Read More
Wednesday, February 1 at 7pm. Online. Two area farms, Gaining Ground in Concord and The Good Food Farm in Ashby, have embarked on an experiment in “no-till agriculture” designed to build healthier soil with better water and carbon retention. As … 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
In July, Project Drawdown released a major update to its 2017 analysis of how the global community can implement currently available and readily scalable solutions to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. The report ranks food waste reduction … Read More
Saturday, November 5 from 1-4pm. Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave.). Sponsored by the City of Newton, residents are invited to bring their Halloween pumpkins for target practice using any number of methods, including by smashing machines made by the Newton Ligerbots. All … Read More
Some of your favorite Newton restaurants put their food scraps to good use. Each week Johnny’s Luncheonette, Jinny’s Pizzeria, Little Big Diner and Sycamore give all of their food scraps to Black Earth Compost to turn it into fresh compost. … Read More
When you visit the Newton Free Library in June, be sure to take a moment to see the display cases along the hallway to the parking lot door. The Newton Sustainable Materials Management Division has put together a great display … Read More
Are you trying to figure out how to compost in an apartment? Black Earth Compost has you covered with their 4 gallon bin and the option to choose between weekly or every other week pick up to fit your consumption … Read More
Thank you to all who attended Newton’s Earth Day Festival this past Sunday, April 24! We hope you enjoyed all the activities and information shared to help you take climate action ‘4 Our Future.’ So many of you started a … Read More
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