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Food Waste

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Food Rescue Program Off and Running at Needham High School

Food Rescue Program Off and Running at Needham High School

Handling leftovers at home is one thing, but what do you do with unsold food left over from a cafeteria that feeds over 1,500 students? Fortunately, food rescue is in great hands at Needham High School thanks to a partnership

Eleanor Rosellini May 8, 2019February 13, 2021 Food Waste, Food Waste-LG, Food Waste/Justice-LG Read more

Standing Room Only on the Journey to a Zero Waste Future

Standing Room Only on the Journey to a Zero Waste Future

On November 29, 2017,  a standing-room-only audience packed the Community Room at the Needham Library to hear experts from government, business, and a local college describe the achievements and challenges involved in reducing local solid waste.  The purpose of Green

Michael Greis December 3, 2017February 15, 2021 Food Waste, Recycling, Toward Zero Waste, Toward Zero Waste-LG, Volunteer Opportunities Read more

Moving Toward a Zero Waste Future in Needham

Moving Toward a Zero Waste Future in Needham

Moving Toward a Zero Waste Future: Challenges, Strategies and Innovative Solutions underway in Needham Reducing waste is good for people, good for the environment and it saves money. After enjoying the long Thanksgiving weekend, join us at 7:00 pm on

Michael Greis November 12, 2017 Food Waste, Green Needham, Recycling, Toward Zero Waste Read more

Residential Compost Pickup Service – An Alternative to Home Composting

Residential Compost Pickup Service – An Alternative to Home Composting

By Lauren Mock For Needham residents who are interested in sustainability, composting is a great and easy way to reduce one’s carbon footprint. In some homes, up to 30% of all waste can be composted. Diverting this waste from a

Lauren Mock November 3, 2017February 6, 2018 Energy at Home-LG, Food Waste, Living Green, Toward Zero Waste Read more

Roche Brothers, CERO, Green Needham and the RTS pitch in to make food waste composting truly local

Roche Brothers, CERO, Green Needham and the RTS pitch in to make food waste composting truly local

A collaborative effort is increasing food waste composting in Needham. After an introduction from Green Needham, Jeff Dinneen (Facility Manager at Roche Bros) and Jon Butler (worker owner at CERO Cooperative) met to customize composting services for the local supermarkets.

Michael Greis July 6, 2017July 10, 2017 Food Waste Read more

Worker-owned Cooperative Now Delivers Food Waste to RTS

Worker-owned Cooperative Now Delivers Food Waste to RTS

by Melanie Morgon Can composting be part of the green economy?  Let me introduce you to CERO, a bilingual, multicultural, worker-owned cooperative founded by low-income entrepreneurs. Their mission?  To keep food waste out of landfills, save money for their clients,

Maureen Commane December 27, 2016May 20, 2017 Food Waste, Municipal Read more

Hillside School Composting Pilot Program Up and Running

Hillside School Composting Pilot Program Up and Running

by Melanie Morgon Recycling and composting is great, but is it possible to get a first grader to separate lunchtime waste into four different categories? The answer at Needham’s Hillside School is a resounding “Yes”! Last April, Hillside school students

Maureen Commane December 17, 2016May 20, 2017 Food Waste, Schools Read more

Here’s a Volunteer Opportunity with Multiple Benefits: Gleaning

Boston Area Gleaners at a Farm

Webster defines “gleaning” as “to gather grain or other material that is left after the main crop has been gathered.”   Did you know that there’s an activity which provides fresh produce for those who cannot easily afford it, reduces food waste, and

Maureen Commane October 18, 2016October 20, 2016 Advocacy, Food Waste, Food/Diet-LG, Volunteer Opportunities Read more

Reducing Food Waste – June 7th Workshop for Restaurants and Food Service Businesses

Reducing Food Waste – June 7th Workshop for Restaurants  and Food Service Businesses

June 2016 workshop

Michael Greis May 17, 2016February 16, 2018 Business, Food Waste, Recycling Read more

Local Solutions to Food Waste

Local Solutions to Food Waste

As three Green Needham members stepped into the massive 19th century “castle” full of quirky niches and rumored secret passages, we could scarcely believe that we were on our way to see a state-of-the-art cafeteria. Our research into creative local

Maureen Commane April 29, 2016September 7, 2016 Food Waste Read more
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