recycling
Tour of Old Stone Mill Center for Arts & Creative Engineering
Old Stone Mill Center 2A Grove Street, Adams, MA, United StatesThursday, April 21 @ 1:00 — 2:00 PM Join MassRecycle for a tour of Old Stone Mill Center (OSMC) with co-founder Leni Fried. See how volunteer co-founders Leni Fried and Mike Augsperger and their crew work with OSMC artists and…
Community Paper Shredding Event & Zero Waste Day
Saturday, May 21 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Town of Adams, Department of Public Works (DPW) yard, 92 N Summer St. Join Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District (NBSWMD), PROSHRED Security, and Helpsy to shred and recycle your…
Successful Glass Recycling in Rural Communities
Online/ZoomMonday, June 6 at 11:00 AM Developing and maintaining a successful glass-recycling program in a rural community may seem like a daunting task. This webinar will feature three rural recycling centers that are successfully collecting post-consumer glass and the non-profit…
The Nuts & Bolts to Starting a Glass Recycling Program in a Rural Area
Online/ZoomWednesday, June 29 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM If you are interested in starting and maintaining a glass recycling program, join us for this webinar to hear the experiences of two rural regions in Maine that recently developed their…
Webinar: Circular Economy and the Future of Recycling in the US
Online/ZoomThis webinar will assess the impact that recycling, fast fashion, and policy have on promoting a circular economy and achieving a healthier standard of living for the environment and the well-being of people. Staff from the Center for Biological Diversity…
Tour UTEC Mattress Recycling
UTEC RecyclingJoin MassRecycle and tour UTEC Mattress Recycling in Lawrence. UTEC is a youth service organization that provides job training, mentorship, and opportunity to young people in Lowell and Lawrence. At the same time, they learn the values of reuse, repurposing,…
Inspiration and Practice: Taking Buildings Apart – MA Deconstruction Workgroup meeting
Online/ZoomMassDEP invites you to the second meeting of our Deconstruction Workgroup (*a sub-working group of MassDEP’s Reduce & Reuse Working Group). DATE: Wednesday, December 14 TIME: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM LOCATION: Online All are welcome; click here to join…
MassDEP Reduce & Reuse Working Group Meeting
Online/ZoomJoin MassDEP for the next Reduce and Reuse Working Group to hear about updates on the implementation of the Reduce and Reuse Action Plan and hear from a special guest speaker: Emily Barker, executive director of Reuse Minnesota, will share…
The Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Bottle
OnlineThe global beverage industry buys more than 500 billion plastic bottles every year to package its products. A recent report documents the harmful impacts of plastic bottles on human health, environmental justice, and climate change. Hidden Hazards: The Chemical Footprint of…
Recycling Fair at Kimball Farms in Lenox
Kimball Farms 235 Walker St., Lenox, MAKimball Farms is collecting the following items for recycling and reuse: wire hangers batteries plastic bags fabric items – they can be worn, torn, or scrap blanket & towels for the animal shelter DATE: Saturday, July 15 TIME: 9:00 AM –…
Overcoming the Solid Waste Crisis
Hampshire College Franklin Patterson Hall 893 West St., Amherst, MAJoin this distinguished panel to explore the benefits of Product Stewardship, an approach to solving the waste crisis that emphasizes the responsibility of manufacturers in reducing the environmental impact of their products throughout their lifecycle. Learn how using paint and…
Berkshire Green Drinks: ‘Beyond Recycling’ with Andrew Ferrara from Berkshire Zero Waste Initiative
OnlineJoin us for our September Berkshire Green Drinks event to meet Andrew Ferrara, the program manager of BEAT's Zero Waste Initiative, and learn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling!…
Recycling Lies and Plastic Problems: What I Learned from “A Year of No Garbage” author Eve Schaub
The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesEve Schaub, author of three books, most recently, A Year of No Garbage: Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems and One Woman’s Trashy Journey to Zero Waste (2023).Eve O. Schaub is an internationally published author and humorist. The author of Year of No Sugar (2014)…
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Mayor Peter Marchetti will be hosting three community meetings on the future of trash and recycling in Pittsfield. Mayor Marchetti will be joined by city officials to provide an overview of the proposed changes to trash and recycling collection…
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Mayor Peter Marchetti will be hosting three community meetings on the future of trash and recycling in Pittsfield. Mayor Marchetti will be joined by city officials to provide an overview of the proposed changes to trash and recycling collection…
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Mayor Peter Marchetti will be hosting three community meetings on the future of trash and recycling in Pittsfield. Mayor Marchetti will be joined by city officials to provide an overview of the proposed changes to trash and recycling collection…
U.S. Paint EPR: Insights from a Decade of PaintCare Programs
OnlineOver the past decade, U.S. paint EPR programs have performed extremely well – collecting more than 70 million gallons of leftover paint with over 2,400 year-round locations currently (two-thirds of which are paint and hardware stores that have volunteered to…