One of the state’s cannabis retailers is encouraging customers to recycle the plastic that encases certain cannabis products by offering them a $4 pre-rolled joint for every piece of packaging they return.
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Lots left on the to-do list for reducing waste
THIS YEAR, as we celebrate the 53rd Earth Day, we should use the occasion to reckon with our growing waste crisis. A few years after the first Earth Day, held […]
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Straight talk about plastics recycling
HAS RECENT NEWS left you wondering if it’s worthwhile to rinse and sort your plastic containers? As a lifelong waste warrior and 30-year recycling professional, my answer is an emphatic […]
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Boston’s next mayor must be bold on climate
“I WANT TO see a mandatory recycling ordinance,” the city councilor and mayoral candidate said to an audience of 40 environmentalists, “[with] 50 percent recycling in Boston in four years.” It would be […]
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‘Nips’ talk makes its way into the State House
“Nips” — the small liquor bottles that some see as an inexpensive blessing while others deem a public health issue and litter nuisance — have found their way into discussions […]
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‘Nips’ talk lands at State House
“NIPS” — THE SMALL liquor bottles that some see as an inexpensive blessing while others deem a public health issue and litter nuisance — have found their way into discussions […]
Posted inThe Download
Is Milton the canary in the recycling line?
The cost of Milton’s contracts to pick up and dispose of trash, recycling materials, and yard waste this year went up almost $820,000, or about 32 percent. At a special […]
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Is Milton the canary in the recycling line?
The cost of Milton’s contracts to pick up and dispose of trash, recycling materials, and yard waste this year went up almost $820,000, or about 32 percent. At a special […]
Posted inOpinion
The end of recycling?
CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAMS are disappearing in Massachusetts. Our Commonwealth has made the absurd decision to dump thousands of tons of recyclable materials into landfills. Recycling infrastructure is approaching its breaking […]
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Belmont taking ‘baby step’ on trash
MASSACHUSETTS’S ONGOING TRASH DILEMMA – having too much of it, but nowhere to put it – is trickling down to the local level across the state. Belmont recently faced a […]