Plastic can break down into smaller pieces, but it never goes away. With bold action, we can turn off the tap on plastic pollution today. January 5, 2024. By Mara Shulman Even though my children no longer play with toys, … Read More
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The City of Newton has partnered with Black Earth Compost to offer weekly household curbside food waste collection service that will turn those vegetable peels, bones, shells and other scraps back into dirt that can grow more food instead of … Read More
From the waste generated by “fast fashion’s” mounds of cheaply produced clothing, to the proliferation of petroleum based fabrics that degrade into microfibers in the environment and the toxic chemicals used in their processing, the fashion industry has a larger … Read More
Starbucks Coffee Company announced that starting January 3, 2024, customers at all company-operated and participating licensed Starbucks Stores across the U.S. and Canada can use their own clean personal cup when ordering in café, in the drive-thru or when ordering … Read More
Millions of pounds of gift wrapping end up in landfills. A 1,300-year-old Japanese tradition offers another way. By Julia Sklar, Sierra Magazine December 5, 2023 The first Chanukah of the pandemic was different, but not for the reasons you might … Read More
Here are some tips for managing packaging waste after the holidays: Save wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows in good condition for reuse next year. Plastic bags, bubble wrap, air pillows, and packing peanuts are not recyclable by the city. Most … Read More
The New England Aquarium Gift Shop sells plush stuffed animals, plastic toys and other single-use plastic items which are marketed to families with children. The sale of these products violates the very mission of the aquarium: New England Aquarium is … Read More
An estimated 150 million light sets are sold in America each year. Though beautiful on your house, tree or mantel, string lights don’t belong in your green recycling bin. They wrap around machinery at your local recycling facility, causing sorting … Read More
We all realize that water is a precious resource that we should not waste, but one of the most disastrous ways to waste water in the home is through water leaks. These can happen any time, most often due to … Read More
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