Newton’s Representative Jake Auchincloss has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (H.R. 5845) that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives last year and reintroduced on March 23, 2021. This session’s … Read More
All released balloons return to Earth as ugly litter – including those marketed as “biodegradable latex”. Balloons kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages. They can travel thousands of miles and pollute the most remote and pristine places. Balloons … Read More
Smart Ways to Greenify Your Closet Because Our Wardrobes Create Unfashionably Massive Environmental Issues By Elizabeth L. Cline November 4, 2020 Illustration by Boyoun Kim The contents of our wardrobes create unfashionably massive environmental issues. The apparel industry is … Read More
Do your part to keep recycling workers safe: put used disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) masks and gloves in the trash, not the recycling bin. These items can get tangled in sorting machines and injure workers. Check out the Recyclopedia … Read More
In 2019, Massachusetts residents generated about 154 pounds of food waste per person. While we are making progress (it was 158 in 2018), that number is not small potatoes. The good news is organic material is a waste stream we … Read More
Stop Flushing Forests Down the Toilet The softer your TP, the more we’re all doomed Katie O’Reilly | Mar 14 2019 Love treating yourself to plush, deluxe toilet paper? Here’s some required bathroom reading. The average American flushes away 384 … Read More
Is tomorrow trash day? Can you put used paper napkins and tissues in the recycling bin? (The answer is no, they go in the trash.) The handy phone app Recycle Right Newton will get you the answers and more. Created … Read More
2020 may have been interrupted by COVID-19, but kudos to Newton’s Sustainable Material Management Division for keeping our waste collection and diversion going smoothly. See SMMD’s year in review in the graphic below. Kudos also to Newton residents for sorting … Read More
Got older CDs and DVDs that no longer suit your streaming lifestyle? Here are organizations that will find new homes for those shiny disks during the COVID pandemic. Remember, the discs or their cases should not be placed in Newton’s … Read More
RecycleSmart, an initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, offers residents information on best practices for reducing waste, reuse, recycling, and composting. Check out their year end newsletter ‘2020: Is It Over Yet?’ for an insightful look at what happened … Read More
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