Green Needham Update:

February, 2016

Upcoming Events

Green Needham Program: Solar at the RTS

Broadmeadow School
Auditorium Needham

Tues. March 15,

7:30 PM

Free

Green Needham Program: Film "Just Eat It"

First Parish Church- Needham

Sun. April 10, 4:00 PM

Free

Needham Adult Education: Zero Energy Home

Needham High School, Room 20

Thurs April 7, 7 - 8:30 PM

$35

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Dear ,

Mark your calendar for upcoming Green Needham programs on the new Solar Array at the RTS and a documentary file about food waste, Just Eat It, coming up on Tuesday, 3/15, and Sunday, 4/10, respectively.

Green Business Awards nominations now open

The Newton-Needham Chamber is seeking nominations for its annual Green Business Awards. The awards recognize businesses and non-profits that are at the forefront of the sustainable and environmentally-friendly business movement.

What You Didn't Know About Recycling at the Needham RTS

Think you know everything about recycling at the Needham RTS? Maybe, maybe not - read on, you may learn something new!

Some Surprising Recycling Facts:

Sure, they're plastic, but .... do not recycle plastic bags of any kind at the RTS - these cause serious problems at recycling facilities, jamming equipment as they getting wrapped around the machinery, and contaminating bales of cardboard and paper. Plastic bags can be recycled at the supermarket.
You no longer have to get these bulky items into a yellow trash bag, because the RTS now takes large, rigid plastic items such as laundry baskets, trash barrels, recycling bins, lawn furniture, plastic children's toys, 5 gallon pails, & pet carriers - Just put them in the co-mingle bin.
Think your clothes have no life left? Think again. Worn out, stained, or ripped clothing, shoes, & domestic fabrics, that are clean/dry and not moldy, can still be donated. The unwearable material is used for making products such as industrial rags or insulation. Read more ...

MA Attorney General's Study Says that Increased Gas Capacity Not Needed

Eversource and pro-industry groups are flooding the airways with ads arguing that we need a new gas pipeline running from the Berkshires to Eastern Massachusetts. Evidently, they missed this story from mid-November.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a study on November 18th that concluded that the state did not need a new gas pipeline to meet our energy needs through 2030. Read more ...

Sincerely,

Michael Greis
Green Needham Collaborative