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Feb 7th – 350mass.org meeting
STARTING DOWN THE ROAD TO A MASSACHUSETTS GREEN NEW DEAL: ORGANIZING LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS Please join the 350Mass Metrowest Node on Thursday, February 7, at Peace Lutheran Church 107 Concord Road, Wayland, MA at 7:00pm For more information about climate change and the Metrowest node, visit: http://350MassMetrowest.org
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Can Eco-Conscious Travelers Do Anything To Fly Green?
From Smithsonian Magazine: Buying carbon offsets won’t stop global warming, but if you’re traveling, it’s your best individual option for reducing your carbon footprint. For the average person, airline travel, which New York Times writer Elisabeth Rosenthal has called “the biggest carbon sin,” is one of the largest individual contributors to climate change. In October…
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Hazardous Waste Collection & Styrofoam Recycling November 17
In partnership with the Sudbury Health Department, Sustainable Sudbury will hold its styrofoam recycling collection twice a year in its new location, the Department of Public Works at 275 Old Lancaster Road. It will coincide with the hazardous waste collection. This fall’s styrofoam recycling will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 8am to noon.…
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Tell Baker: Get Serious About Plastic — Ban the Worst Single-use Plastics
From MASSPIRG: What do Chinese tariffs have to do with recycling? Actually — everything! China’s new rules mean most plastic recycling can no longer be sent there — and now, vast amounts of plastics that should’ve been recycled are getting thrown away. In fact, 111 million tons of plastic recycling will end up in U.S. landfills and incinerators…
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September Steering Meeting rescheduled
Please note that because several of our committee members are traveling during our regularly scheduled meeting time, the September meeting has been rescheduled for September 26th. If you are interested in attending, we’d love to have you join us. Please let us know you are coming at .
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Protect Sudbury Wins a Small Victory Against Eversource Powerline Project
From the ProtectSudbury.org newsletter: Receiving an email with the words “Notice of Project Withdrawal” in the subject line is enough to get your heart racing. And while it wasn’t the big win that we are all working so hard for, it signified a win nevertheless! Protect Sudbury volunteers’ thorough review of the “Final Environmental Impact…
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Disposable Plastic Water Bottle Ban is Now in Effect
From The Sudbury Patch: SUDBURY, MA—At last year’s Sudbury town meeting, voters said yes to banning the distribution of plastic check-out bags and the sale of plastic water bottles (1 liter or less) by Sudbury retailers. Those new bylaws go into effect on June 30. In preparation for this bylaw change, the LSRHS Environmental Club,…
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Nalgene Sudbury on Tap Bottles For Sale
New Town bylaws to reduce plastic pollution go into effect on June 30th. Are you ready with your reusable water bottle? Need a new one? Sustainable Sudbury has beautiful, red Nalgene Sudbury on Tap bottles for sale. Order yours for a donation of $12 by emailing
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2018 Award For Environmental Leadership
Congratulations to Lincoln Sudbury graduate Sydney Merrill, this year’s recipient of Sustainable Sudbury’s fourth annual Award for Environmental Leadership. The award was presented by Richard Vanderslice, pictured here with Sydney at the Community Scholarship Awards ceremony on May 29th at LSRHS. Dear Sustainable Sudbury and Richard Vanderslice, Thank you for granting me the Award for…
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Movie Night: May 1st
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Town of Sudbury Rain Barrels on sale until May 13
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NEW LOCATION for Styrofoam Recycling – Sudbury DPW
Sustainable Sudbury is pleased to announce that it will now partner with the Sudbury Health Department, holding its styrofoam recycling collection twice a year in its new location, the Department of Public Works at 275 Old Lancaster Road. This spring’s styrofoam recycling will be held on Saturday, April 7th from 9am to noon. Recycling is…