Do you have children’s books to donate? Service Stars campers will be collecting books in August to set up a children’s library in Ghana through the African Library Project. The goal is to collect 1,000 books that are at preschool through … Read More
Newton’s Resource Recovery Center Swap Shop (115 Rumford Ave., Auburndale) is now open Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30am-1:30pm. City residents continue to be generous by dropping off quantities of wonderful, usable items. Come and check it out, and take home items … Read More
You may have mastered the habit of taking reusable shopping bags with you to the grocery store, but do you also take reusable produce bags? Much sturdier than the single use plastic produce bags in stores, these bags come in … Read More
BOSTON, MA (July 13, 2021) — Maine has become the nation’s first state to require producers of packaged goods (consumer brands) sold in the state to finance the maintenance and expansion of municipal recycling programs. The bill, which was introduced … Read More
Are you in the market for a deal on a full length mirror? A window air conditioner? Or perhaps you are trying to sell or give away the crib your child has outgrown? Try the free Nextdoor website and app … Read More
During the pandemic, the plastics industry pushed the idea that single use is safer, but it just resulted in more garbage. To protect our health and environment, we need to reduce first, then reuse and recycle. On Wednesday, July 14 … Read More
Toothbrush manufacturers and dentists recommend that you replace your toothbrush every three to four months. Since most are not recyclable, that’s a LOT of toothbrushes that wind up in the trash over your lifetime. Next time you are shopping for … Read More
The Rotary Club of Newton is joining with the textile recycling company HELPSY, the City of Newton, and Green Newton to host monthly clothing/textile drives from June through September. These clothing drive events will help the environment by reducing the … Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a growing movement to get producers of products to bear responsibility for the management of their products at the end of their lifecycle, usually through legislation. The Massachusetts legislature took up three EPR bills last … 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
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Schatz introduces electric bike tax credit legislation in Senate https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2021/07/23/schatz-ebike-tax-credit-legislation.html via @Pacificbiznews
Shout out to @CambridgeDPW & @UTEC_inc for recycling over 10,000 mattresses since 2019! By deconstructing the mattresses and recycling their parts, the city reduced it's trash by 600,000 lbs.
Watch the process in action http://youtu.be/UHItG7lCcbQ & learn more http://bit.ly/2UhwvQb
Why do 95% of the school buses our kids ride everyday still run on diesel when electric school buses are here and ready to roll?
Tell your U.S. senators to oppose funding for dirty, diesel and gas-powered school buses in the #infrastructure agreement.
https://masspirg.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=45492
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