Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors is partnering with Cradles to Crayons through Friday, July 2 to donate clean t-shirts to the many children and teens needing them this summer. The group is collecting new or gently used t-shirts for children from infant … Read More
Loofah is the fruit of a vine that can be dried and used as scrubbing sponges. You may have seen them sold as bath sponges, but do you know they are also great for the kitchen? You can find unbleached … Read More
A hearing on three bills regarding manufacturer funded recycling programs will take place in the Massachusetts State Legislature from 1-5pm on June 22. Passing these bills on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for paint, mattresses, packaging, and paper would help defray … Read More
The Greater Boston Habitat for Humanity ReStore (1580 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury) is a home improvement outlet that sells new and like-new building materials, appliances, kitchen cabinets, furniture and other home items at deeply discounted prices. All sales support Habitat for … Read More
Over the last three years, there’s been a lot in the media about the decline of the recycling industry. China began to refuse much of our contaminated recyclable materials, towns lost much of the revenue from the sale of recyclables … Read More
The Newton Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Avenue, Newton) will be re-opening for most regular operations with no appointment necessary beginning Tuesday, June 1 (Saturdays hours resume June 5). The site is open to all Newton residents to collect overflow curbside … Read More
The City of Newton is seeking volunteers to assist in an educational cart-top sticker campaign in 2021. In our ongoing effort to reduce recycling contamination, large stickers informing residents of what is acceptable in the green carts will be applied … Read More
The following is an excerpt from the Sierra Club Newsletter. Hey Ms. Green, What are the most environmentally safe refrigerators? Is being Energy Star certified enough? —Stephanie in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts A refrigerator’s footprint boils down to the appliance’s energy … Read More
Bags do not belong in the curbside recycling bin in Massachusetts, but there is a system for recycling them. Gretchen Carey, MassRecycle President, and Waneta Trabert, MassRecycle Vice President and Director of the Sustainable Materials Management Division for the City … Read More
Welcome Home strives to provide families experiencing hardship with basic household items they need to live with dignity. Located in Newton Centre, the organization collects and redistributes gently used and new household items to dozens of people in need each month … Read More
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