Saturday, April 22 from 10am-12pm. Meet at Shaw’s parking lot, 130 River Street, Waltham. Have an impact this Earth Day––join the Waltham Land Trust in the 24th Annual Charles River Cleanup. Each year, the cleanup brings together over 3,000 volunteers to … Read More
Tuesday, Apr 11 at 6:30pm. Online. Recycling is an important component of America’s sustainability agenda. It reduces the amount of deforestation, mining, and fracking that are done to make new items. However, the process of recycling and the secondhand industry … Read More
Saturday, April 8 from 8am-12pm (by appointment). Newton Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Ave, Auburndale). Newton residents are invited to make an appointment to bring their unwanted documents for shredding and recycling (no business materials). Advance sign-up is required, and … Read More
Saturday, April 8 from 9am-12pm. In-person at self-selected locations. Come join with your family, friends, and neighbors to give the city of Newton a clean sweep. This cleanup event offers volunteers the opportunity to get some fresh air while cleaning … Read More
Bad news – you cannot recycle beer toppers, the plastic holders that hold cans of beer together, in the green curbside recycling carts. Because they are flat, they slip through the sorting machines at the recycling facility and contaminate other … Read More
Waneta Trabert is the Director of Newton’s Sustainable Materials Management Division and Vice President of MassRecycle. MassRecycle is a nonprofit coalition of individuals, municipalities, the waste industry, and other organizations dedicated to improving recycling, organics diversion, and sustainable materials management … Read More
Judith’s Kitchen (1371 Washington St, West Newton) has been offering their delicious menu items for takeout in Recirclerable reusable containers for several months. Now, Grape Leaf Mediterranean Grille (6 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands) has recently partnered with Recirclable so that … 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
All About Plastic We get a LOT of questions about plastics here at Recycle Smart MA, and we understand why. There’s a lot of confusion about which plastics can go in the recycling and which can’t. There’s also a fair … Read More
One of the most imperative tasks ahead of us is weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels. Energy efficient retrofits, removing natural gas from home heating and cooking, and finding ways to get around beyond gas-powered vehicles are top priorities. These … Read More
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