The Recycling Depot Swap Shop is reopening on Friday, May 3! City residents can drop off usable items, and/or take home other items for free. The Swap Shop will be open Fridays and Saturdays through October from 7:30am-1:30pm, at the … Read More
Category Archives: Recycling
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
Save your used sneakers now and bring them to Students for a Greener World at City Hall on Sunday, April 28 from 9am-3pm. They will be recycled or donated to individuals in need as part of SGW’s Newton Serves Reuse … Read More
The City of Newton will be hosting a paper shredding and drug take-back event on Saturday, April 27 from 8am-12pm at the Newton Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Ave, Auburndale). Call 617-796-1660 to reserve a time. For more information, view … 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
Do you have old computers, iPhones, and tablets in your home that you would like to put to good use? The Electronics Drive for Women can give those items new life. You can drop off items at Newton City Hall … Read More
As a direct result of China’s dramatic waste and recycling restrictions, ALL Massachusetts recycling plants have ceased accepting paper-based food and beverage cartons commonly used for milk, juice, cream, soups, etc. Effective immediately, please be sure to exclude paper-based food … Read More
On Tuesday, April 16 at 7:45pm at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton), city councilors will consider a ban on restaurants using disposable plastic stirrers and polystyrene food containers as part of an effort to eliminate single-use non-biodegradable plastics … Read More
Want a statewide bag law? Tell your legislators! We’re now at 95 bag laws statewide, with many more in the works. It’s time to ban single use plastic bags statewide and encourage reusable bag use by placing a fee on … 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
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