Youth sports teams and other users of several DeFazio and Memorial Park fields will soon be able to recycle their containers instead of throwing them away thanks to a recycling pilot led by seven Needham faith organizations. Members of the faith organizations, meeting over the past two years as an Interfaith Environmental Network to share …read more
Over the last several years, Green Needham has received suggestions that recycling containers should be available in public areas like downtown, the Heights business district and at playing fields. Until this past year, Needham didn’t have any way to service recycling containers. That changed with the beginning of the single stream recycling program for Needham …read more
Temple Aliyah hosted its first Energy Fair on January 9th, with dazzling results. Over 200 visitors browsed the 24 vendor booths in the Exhibition Hall at the Temple, examined an energy-efficient washing machine, bought locally-produced maple syrup, gathered information about solar installations, home energy audits, and water purification systems, spoke to local farmers, and toured …read more
Needham’s First Parish Unitarian Universalist has been named one of nine national winners of an EPA 2010 Energy Star Small Business and Congregations Award. This is just the latest, but arguably the most prestigious, recognition First Parish has received for the energy savings it achieved while undertaking a major renovation and expansion of its facilities. …read more
Environmental groups at Needham houses of worship will gather to share updates on their work since the Green Needham Environmental Stewardship workshop held this past summer and discuss future plans and ideas for collaboration. This is also an opportunity for those interested in creating groups at their house of worship to get ideas and assistance …read more
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