Recirclable is a brand new, woman-owned business that provides restaurants with reusable containers and an app that allows both customers and restaurant managers to keep track of those reusables. The company is a labor of love brought about by two … Read More
The school year begins in a few weeks and shopping for school supplies looms large for many families. Before you reach for new, take a good look at what you already have and can reuse. It can be a teaching … Read More
Shoutout to Grad Bag for helping make the transition to college more equitable AND sustainable! Grad Bag partners with Boston-area colleges to collect, refresh, and distribute lightly used dorm room items to first generation college students. In 2019, nearly 20,000 … Read More
On Saturday, August 13 from 9am-12pm, the Rotary Club of Newton will collect used clothing/textiles and gently used housewares. Donated items will be sorted for reuse or recycling. Please bring your donations to the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, … Read More
Massachusetts will ban the disposal of textiles in the trash beginning November 1, 2022. The City of Newton is well prepared for the start of the ban with a number of textile collection options around the city: NEW – Blue … Read More
Do you have clothing items in like-new condition that no longer fit you or your child? Cradles to Crayons is having a youth clothing drive (sizes newborn to adult medium) at Newton City Hall just inside the front door of … Read More
ThreadED is a high end thrift store in Newtonville (797 Washington Street, Newtonville, 2nd Floor) that sells quality donated clothing and accessories. Reducing our collective footprint on the earth is a terrific benefit of their business, but ThredED also gives … Read More
Newton Neighbors is collaborating with the Street at Chestnut Hill and the Village Bank to collect school supplies for children in Newton and neighboring towns from August 1-18. Drop off your donations at any Village Bank location in Newton. The goal is to collect school … Read More
The City of Newton is continuing an educational cart-top sticker campaign in 2022. Large stickers (see below) will be applied on all recycling carts in our ongoing effort to reduce recycling contamination. The stickers, which were designed by the MassDEP … Read More
As an individual, there are so many things you can do to reduce your disposable footprint. Clean Water Action has developed 10 actions to help you ReThink Disposable. For Plastic Free July, make a pledge to continue doing the ones … Read More
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