The City of Newton is receiving $63.2 million dollars through the American Recovery Act (ARPA) program. Mayor Fuller has said, “Our overarching goals for the funding is to seed initiatives that will help Newtonians and our city not just stabilize … Read More
Short answer: NO. First off – we agree, plastics are complicated. The ubiquitous number inside a recycling symbol on plastic items is arguably the single greatest source of confusion for the recycling public. The number, known as the Resin Identification … Read More
Reduce, reuse, and register for the New Art Center’s Recycled Sculptures Workshop. During two Fridays on March 4 and 11 from 4:30-5:45pm, caregivers and children in grades 2-4 will rework cereal, frozen pizza, and other colorful food boxes into imaginative … Read More
Here’s the honest truth – our recycling systems (aka Materials Recovery Facilities) – which are built to last 10 to 20 years and cost millions in engineering and equipment – simply can’t adapt quickly enough to handle the ever-changing stream … Read More
Piano Adoption is the first and largest free piano classified website, where you can find a home for your unused free piano, free digital pianos, and free electric keyboards. Give the gift of music to a family in search of … Read More
According to the United Nations Environment Programme and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. 87% of textiles are incinerated or disposed … Read More
If you missed the Zero Waste talk at the Newton Free Library in December, join The League of Women Voters Newton (LWVN) on Thursday, February 3 from 7-8pm, for this virtual presentation by Karen Slote of the Newton Sustainable Materials … Read More
Welcome Home is a Newton nonprofit that strives to provide families experiencing hardship with basic household items they need to live with dignity. They collect and redistribute almost-new household items to dozens of people in need each month with no … Read More
Recently Green Newton offered a tip on how to stop receiving Globe Direct mailings. Now you can eliminate Valpak coupons too. Done!
Rather than contribute to the 4 million tons of waste generated during the holidays from store bought wrapping paper, consider upcycling alternatives like fabric, shoe boxes, paper bags, maps or calendar pages that you already have on hand. It’s a chance … Read More
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