Category: Recycling

  • Tell Baker: Get Serious About Plastic — Ban the Worst Single-use Plastics

    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…

  • Nalgene Sudbury on Tap Bottles For Sale

    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 

  • 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…

  • July News

    July News

    Click here to read Sustainable Sudbury’s latest Newsletter CALENDAR: Thursday, July 13, 9:30am – Assabet Village Co-op Market Information Session, at Karma Coffee, Boston Post Road Join us for our next awesome Co-op Info Session on Thursday, July 13 at 9:30am at Karma Coffee Roasters, 100 Boston Post Road in Sudbury. Learn why more than 700 Metro West families…

  • Styrofoam recycling

  • Styrofoam Recycling Collection April 1st, 9am-Noon

    Styrofoam Recycling Collection Saturday, April 1, 9am-Noon Curtis Middle School Cafeteria **Hard packing styrofoam and #4 LDPE soft spongy foam only** We cannot accept any food containers or peanuts Free for current members of Sustainable Sudbury; $5 drop off fee or renew your membership  

  • Bag & Bottle Ban Articles for Town Meeting, May 2017

    Two articles proposed for Town Meeting Warrant proposed by Lincoln-Sudbury Environmental Club  Plastic bag reduction Thin plastic bags with handles may not be provided by large stores (groceries, e.g.) Stores may provide recyclable paper or biodegradable plastic or reusable bags Or BYOBB—Bring your own! Plastic water bottle sales limitation No non-reusable water bottles under 1…

  • 2016 Styrofoam Recycling

    2016 Styrofoam Recycling

    2016 Styrofoam Collections will be: Saturday April 2nd Saturday October 1st Curtis Middle School parking lot, 9am – noon $5 drop off fee, free to members Volunteers always welcome: contact At our collection in October 2015, we had 90 cars and a very full collection truck. Your Sustainable Sudbury membership or $5 drop off fee…

  • Styrofoam Recycling October 3, 2015

    A cool, drizzly day, but a successful collection nevertheless. Thank you once again to the LS Volleyball team who sent three volunteers to help with the collection. All in, we had nearly a hundred cars drop off styrofoam for recycling and a very full trailer going back to ReFoamIt. That’s a lot of styrofoam that…

  • Foam Recycling, October 4th, 2014

    Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:00am – Noon Curtis Middle School parking lot Bring an unlimited amount for $5.00 or free for members of Sustainable Sudbury Our recyling company, Refoamit, accepts the following foam items: The usual “Styrofoam” packing foam that comes with big items like new TVs Also, any foam that has the recycling symbol…