The Second Step is a community of survivors, advocates, and volunteers who foster the safety, stability, and well-being of those who have experienced domestic violence. You can help students of survivors of domestic abuse by donating gently-used school supplies in … Read More
Preparing for the new school year presents a great opportunity for kids (and parents) to learn environmental lessons. During summer vacation, set aside school supplies that can be reused come September, including notebooks with blank pages, pens and pencils, and … Read More
Service Stars is partnering with Green Newton to help keep difficult-to-recycle items out of the landfill. Help us by saving up these items and dropping them off at our collection centers: damaged clothing stuffed animals plastic bags printer cartridges batteries … Read More
Make sure lids and caps are recycled by putting them back on your bottles and jars. Loose lids fall through the machinery and become trash at the sorting facility. When attached, metal and plastic lids are removed from bottles and … Read More
Recently a Green Newton reader asked, “Do you know the status of recycling in Newton? Are our recyclables actually going somewhere to be recycled and, if so, where?” Following is information from the newsletter of the Newton Sustainable Materials Management … Read More
Grab Bag, a small sustainable non-profit, collects gently used dorm items and cleans them up for first generation college students. They need xl twin sheets, comforters, blankets and all sizes of towels. The Main Office is located at Temple Shalom … Read More
As we hit the biggest grilling holiday of the year, we’d like to offer this refresher on Newton’s recycling rules and best practices for reducing waste. Remember, prevent generating waste in the first place by reducing and reusing. Then, recycle … Read More
The Newton City Council is considering amendments to our plastic bag reduction ordinance that would remove the exemption for small businesses, update the definition of a reusable bag, and add a fee on all checkout bags (including paper bags) at … Read More
The Recycling Depot Swap Shop is open Fridays and Saturdays through October from 7:30am-1:30pm, at the Newton Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Ave., Auburndale). Find your new treasures here and bring your gently used items here for reuse. Details are … Read More
The Bigelow PTO has suggested great ideas for families to reduce school shopping lists during the summer by keeping items from this school year that are still in good condition. This can save money, will reduce waste and it can … Read More
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