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Styrofoam and Hazardous Waste Joint Collection March 30, 2024, 8 am to 12 noon.
Spring 2024’s styrofoam recycling will be held on Saturday, March 30th from 8:00am to noon in conjunction with the Health Department’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection day WHICH REQUIRES PRE-REGISTRATION. Styrofoam Recycling does NOT require preregistration and is free for members of Sustainable Sudbury or you can pay a $5 drop off fee. Please bring your…
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Induction cooking – no more gas! October 25th 2023, 7:29 pm-8:30 pm
If you cook with gas, you may not be aware of the drawbacks… and the alternative! Gas stoves likely make the air in your kitchen more polluted than recommended outdoor clean air quality standards. Burning gas releases nitrogen dioxide, small particulate matter, and carbon monoxide, all components of air pollution. Cooking on a gas stove…
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Fall Styrofoam Collection October 7, 2023, 9 am to 12 noon.
The Fall 2023 styrofoam recycling will be held on Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 am to noon. Styrofoam Recycling does NOT require preregistration. Please bring your CLEAN WHITE SOLID packing styrofoam only please. NO foodtrays, egg cartons, cups, peanuts, thin sheets etc. Every piece recycled is a piece that doesn’t end up in a landfill!…
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Styrofoam and Hazardous Waste Joint Collection April 1, 2023, 8 am to 12 noon.
Spring 2023’s styrofoam recycling will be held on Saturday, April 1st from 8:00 am to noon in conjunction with the Health Department’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection day WHICH REQUIRES PRE-REGISTRATION. Styrofoam Recycling does NOT require preregistration and is free for members of Sustainable Sudbury or you can pay a $5 drop off fee. Please bring…
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Exxon scientists in the 1970s accurately predicted climate change
“Analysis of internal climate projections shows Exxon scientists knew the harm of burning fossil fuels, while firm’s executives played down the risk.” Scientists working for Exxon between 1977 and 2003 accurately forecasted the rate at which global average temperatures would rise as a result of carbon emissions, correctly predicted that human-caused global warming would first…
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Scientists Claim Carbon Capture Is Viable & Fossil Fuel Producers Should Pay The Costs
A new research study led by the University of Oxford suggests that climate change could be constrained by the implementation of policies that ensure fossil fuel producers pay for carbon capture or clean-up. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, argues that carbon capture and storage is an affordable way of ‘stopping fossil fuels from…
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Town of Wayland to Implement a Climate Action Mobilization Plan
Sudbury’s Article 58 Climate Emergency Declaration, passed at spring town meeting, calls for the creation and implementation of a Climate Mobilization Action Plan for our town. WAYLAND — The Town of Wayland is pleased to announce that it will implement a Climate Action Mobilization Plan (CAMP) following approval from the Select Board. (PDF link.) On…
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Pollen & Climate Change
Climate change to make pollen season nastier – The Boston Globe Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but the worst for sufferers may be yet to come. Climate scientists at the University of Michigan looked at 15 plant pollens in the United States and used computer simulations to calculate…
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SUCCESS! Climate Emergency Declared at Town Meeting!
Article 58, “Climate Emergency Declaration” passed last night as the final article of the 2022 Sudbury Town Meeting. This was the culmination of more than a year of hard work and hard struggle by Sustainable Sudbury’s CED team: Alex Vai, Debbie Wolozin, Leslie Lowe, Marie Royea, Melissa Gough, Bruce Porter and Tom Yelton. Thank you…
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LWV Climate Emergency Forum on Article 58, See it Now
Declaring a climate emergency in Sudbury and taking steps to address it, including hiring a sustainability director, will be up for a vote at Sudbury Annual Town Meeting in May. A virtual public form on Town Meeting Article 58 “Why Declare a Climate Emergency in Sudbury?” was held April 4, sponsored by Sustainable Sudbury and…
