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Additional Changes to procedures at the RTS take effect Saturday, April 4th

Additional Changes to procedures at the RTS take effect Saturday, April 4th

The Town of Needham today announced additional changes to procedures for waste & recycling disposal at the RTS, effective Saturday, April 4th. The changes are primarily to how and when residents interact at the RTS. The restrictions on what can

Michael Greis April 2, 2020February 10, 2021 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG, Toward Zero Waste Read more

Waste Disposal and Recycling during the COVID-19 response

Waste Disposal and Recycling during the COVID-19 response

Updated 4/2/20 to include additional changes announced today. Waste disposal is an essential service that continues during the current COVID-19 response. The RTS remains open for residents and commercial waste haulers, with some some modifications to services. Please note these

Michael Greis March 30, 2020February 10, 2021 Municipal, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG, Toward Zero Waste Read more

Parent Talk Spring Sale – Promoting Re-use in Needham

Parent Talk Spring Sale – Promoting Re-use in Needham

The annual Needham Parent Talk Spring Sale,  takes place on Sunday, May 5, 2019, from 8:30 am -12:45 pm at the Eliot School. This sale facilitates the re-use of children’s clothing and toys, keeping many perfectly usable items out of

Maureen Commane May 1, 2019February 13, 2021 Reduce Reuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG Read more

Needham RTS Recycling Tips: No Plastic Wraps/Films or Tarps in Your Recycling

Needham RTS Recycling Tips:  No Plastic Wraps/Films or Tarps in Your Recycling

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

Maureen Commane September 19, 2018February 15, 2021 Living Green, Recycling, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG, RTS Recycling Tips Read more

Needham RTS Recycling Tips: Contaminated Recycling is Trash

Needham RTS Recycling Tips:  Contaminated Recycling is Trash

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

Maureen Commane June 27, 2018February 15, 2021 Living Green, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG, RTS Recycling Tips Read more

Green Tips: Bring Your Own Shopping Bags

Green Tips:  Bring Your Own Shopping Bags

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

Maureen Commane June 15, 2018February 13, 2021 Green Tips-LG, Living Green, Reduce Reuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG Read more

Needham RTS Recycling Tips: No Plastic Bags

Needham RTS Recycling Tips:  No Plastic Bags

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

Maureen Commane May 29, 2018February 15, 2021 Living Green, Municipal, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG, RTS Recycling Tips Read more

Green Tips: Stop the Junk Mail Monster

Green Tips:  Stop the Junk Mail Monster

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

Maureen Commane May 15, 2018February 13, 2021 Green Tips-LG, Living Green, Reduce Reuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG Read more

Top 10 Recycling Challenges at the Needham RTS

Top 10 Recycling Challenges at the Needham RTS

At Green Needham’s November 29th “Toward Zero Waste” event, Greg Smith (Needham’s Superintendent of Recycling and Solid Waste) presented his list of Needham’s top 10 recycling challenges: Keep plastic wrap and plastic bags out of the recycling containers. Keep trash out

Michael Greis January 18, 2018February 15, 2021 Municipal, Recycling, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-LG Read more

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