Needham has been a state-wide leader in residential recycling rates and reducing material sent to landfills. Green Needham aims to increase awareness, access and use of recycling by the Needham community. We work closely with the Town’s Recycling and Solid Waste operations to support the excellent work they do, increase community capabilities and identify complementary resources.
Our Initiatives:
Increasing food waste composting – Green Needham is collaborating with local businesses, Needham Schools, the Town’s Recycling and Solid Waste Division and employee-owned cooperative CERO to enable more food service establishments implement food waste composting.
Food Waste Survey – Green Needham members developed an online food waste survey to collect information on how food waste is currently being handled by local food establishments. Businesses and institutions are still encouraged to fill out the survey.
What you can do:
- Use the Recyclopedia to search by the type of item you want to recycle
- Know about recycling something not yet in the recyclopedia? Have new information? Is something not accurate? Tell us!
- Visit the Recycling & Transfer Station web pages to learn what you can recycle there
Get Involved!
Our most important activities revolve around getting and sharing information. You can help us research, maintain and update our resources on recycling. You can write about and share successes on our site and using social media to encourage friends and neighbors. Or perhaps you would like to reach out to local businesses or come up with creative ways to reach more Needham residents. If you’d like to help, or just want to know more, please reach out to Jay Delaune, Green Needham’s team leader for Food Waste and Recycling.
Resources
Plastic Bag Ban Hearing – Speakers ask for ban, Selectmen support voluntary measure
Board of Selectmen Public Hearing on a New Plastic Check-Out Bag Policy – February 27, 2018
Globe West’s “The Argument”: Should Needham Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags?
Initial Board of Selectmen discussion of plastic bag restrictions
Documents
Links on the Web
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Bay State Recycling
Recycles worn, ripped and stained textiles into insulation, carpet padding, soundproofing material, and industrial wiping cloths. |
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Bay State Recycling
Recycles worn, ripped and stained textiles into insulation, carpet padding, soundproofing material, and industrial wiping cloths. |
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Beyond Plastics
Beyond Plastics - Plastic Free/Zero Waste Holiday Gift Guide |
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Beyond Plastics
Their mission is to end plastic pollution everywhere |
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Beyond Plastics
Beyond Plastics - Plastic Free/Zero Waste Holiday Gift Guide |
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Green Needham 2017-11-29 Event Video: Toward a Zero Waste Future
Watch Green Needham's "Toward a Zero Waste Future" program with several speakers and a Q&A period. |
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Narragansett Students Win Prize in C-SPAN Documentary Competition
"A Plastic Bay" documentary created by RI students Wins Prize in C-SPAN Documentary Competition | |
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Needham High School Environmental Action Club - Awareness through Action
Needham High School Environmental Action Club Interview with The Needham Channel Feb. 23, 2023 |
