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Category Archives: Waste

Saturday, October 19 from 11am-2pm. Boston Building Resources (100 Terrace St, Boston). There will be a variety of family-friendly activities: Free food and music A Fixit Clinic: bring broken items that need repair – Fixit coaches will be on hand … Read More

Are you thinking of throwing out or donating your old household items and furniture? Do you want a service that prioritizes reuse and recycling over trash? If so, you may be interested in Junkluggers, an eco-friendly junk removal service in … Read More

The average elementary school disposes of 20,000 pounds of lunch waste every year. That’s 10 tons of trash per school! By packing a healthy lunch for your child in a reusable lunch box with a reusable bottle of water or milk, you … Read More

Sunday, September 15 from 1:15pm-4pm. Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton). Do you have a broken item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance? Fix-It Clinics empower Newton residents to fix for themselves, … Read More

The school year begins in a few weeks and shopping for school supplies looms large for many families. Before you reach for new, take a good look at what you already have and can reuse. It can be a teaching … Read More

Legislature ignores constituents and puts the Commonwealth’s 2030 climate goals in jeopardy. The Commonwealth closed out its two-year legislative session despite failing to pass a Climate Bill with crucial reforms, including a modernized Bottle Bill. Other important pieces of legislation, … Read More

Not all travel-sized toiletries are recyclable. Small, empty plastic bottles longer than 3” can go in the household recycling bin, but send tubes to the trash. ⁣Full sized plastic tubes are also not recyclable, and you may want to rethink … Read More