The EnergyGuide label on new refrigerators tells you how much electricity in kilowatt-hours (kWh) a particular model uses in one year. The smaller the number, the less energy the refrigerator uses and the less it will cost you to operate. … Read More
Clover is a low-growing, drought-tolerant perennial plant. White clover is best mixed into turfgrass and lawns. A variety of low growing white clover called microclover can provide all the benefits of clover, while producing fewer flowers and remaining somewhat hidden … Read More
Choosing to value convenience over the environment is unsustainable. Since the 1950s, single-use disposable items have become increasingly popular. The result is a throw-away society in which 30% of our waste stream consists of packaging materials – primarily plastics. Disposable … Read More
In the single stream recycling process, plastic items are sorted using optical scanners, which use the reflection of light to identify the types of plastic. Black doesn’t reflect light, so it cannot be seen and sorted properly by the scanners. … Read More
CFLs and the other light bulbs contain a small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing. When a bulb breaks in your home, some of this mercury may be released as mercury vapor. To minimize exposure to mercury vapor, … Read More
Tips from Sierra Club for buying more sustainable toilet tissue. The average American flushes away 384 trees’ worth of toilet paper in a lifetime, and though we account for just over 4 percent of the global population, we consume 20 … Read More
Food waste is 30-40% of the waste stream. In 2013, 37 million tons of food was discarded by Americans. Roughly 95% of this wasted food was sent to landfills or incinerators. Decomposing food waste in landfills is a significant source … Read More
Here’s information for you to consider from the national magazine of the Sierra Club: As fish stocks continue to shift and decline in response to warming ocean waters, what types of seafood can one responsibly put on the table? To … Read More
It’s sometimes tricky to figure out how to get rid of things sustainably. For example, can you put used paper napkins and tissues in the recycling bin? The answer can be easily found on the City of Newton’s website and … Read More
We thank residents on Nextdoor Newton for this week’s tips on what to do with unwanted CDs and DVDs.< More Than Words, a bookstore serving disadvantaged youth, accepts CDs and DVDs, if they are commercial vs. personal. Their store is located 56 Felton St, … Read More
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