What is lurking in your cellar? Broken appliances? Wobbly chairs? Lamps that don’t work? On Saturday, April 6th, the Wellesley Rotary Club held another “Repair Café” and put many damaged or broken items back into service. They are helping to add
The GO GREEN Needham Expo on Saturday, November 10 from 10am to 4pm at Needham Town Hall will inspire creative reasoning and creativity among young people to address some of the environmental challenges we are facing. To see a full
The GO GREEN Needham campaign, launched in 2018 by Green Needham Collaborative and the Needham League of Women Voters, highlights green practices by local businesses and organizations and encourages participants to take next steps towards sustainability. Every year for the
The French Press Bakery and Cafe in downtown Needham has taken a next step to address climate change – they have replaced plastic straws with compostable paper straws. Find out how you can participate in the GO GREEN Needham Campaign,
Recycle Right – It’s Easy Once You Know How. What’s just as important, or even more important, than separating out your recyclable containers and bringing them to the RTS? Keeping things like plastic wrap/films (Saran Wrap, plastic film used for packaging consumer
Green Needham has rolled out a new “Ask the Recycler” Page on our website to help answer Needham residents’ recycling questions. We’ve listed many “frequently asked questions” on the page, and if your question is not there, you can submit
Recycle Right – It’s Easy Once You Know How Recycling can only happen when there is no contamination – otherwise, it’s just more trash. What are some examples of contamination in the RTS recycling bins? Here are a few: plastic
Learn to Live More Sustainably – One Step at-a-time It may not seem like a big deal, but single-use bags have a significant, negative impact on the environment. Check out these stats on what American households use every year: 100 billion
Recycle Right – It’s Easy Once You Know How Yes, plastic bags from the grocery store are recyclable, but not at the RTS. In fact, these bags represent one of the biggest sources of trouble in the recycling stream. They
Learn to Live More Sustainably – One Step at-a-time We usually think of junk mail as a minor inconvenience – crowding our mailboxes with solicitations that we don’t need or want – but for the environment, it’s much more than that. Check out these
