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Good News! Sudbury Hires a Sustainability Coordinator
After a long and careful search, the Town of Sudbury has hired a Sustainability Coordinator, as requested in Warrant Article 58 (The Climate Emergency Declaration) at the May 2022 town meeting. Article 58 was researched, created and submitted by Sustainable Sudbury. Dani Marini started March 28, 2023 and will report to Sandra Duran, Sudbury’s Combined…
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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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Rain Barrels Available, Deadline is April 10.
Sustainable Sudbury is teaming with Great American Rain Barrel and the Water District to provide rain barrels for sale to Sudbury residents and residents of nearby towns. Record Flooding and Drought — Weather Whiplash Events During the summer of 2022, all New England was experiencing drought conditions for the first time in more than seven…
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Framingham Repair Cafe, 2/18
Framingham’s next Repair Cafe is getting under way and they’re looking for handy volunteers. Please sign up at: tinyurl.com/FramFixVolunteer if you can help! Got something that needs fixing or mending?Bring it to the Repair Café! Saturday, Feb 18th, 2pm to 5pmScott Hall at 24 Vernon St; Framingham Our volunteers can help fix many things for FREE including:…
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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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RESCHEDULED to SUNDAY 11/13: Sustainable Sudbury Fall Bike Tour
In memory of long-time member Eric Lind Meet in front of Curtis Middle School1 PM, SUNDAY NOV. 13th(Due to predicted bad weather on Saturday 11/12) Sustainable Sudbury is going for a bike ride! We’ll enjoy autumn and get some pre-Thanksgiving exercise with a relaxed bicycle tour to share examples of sustainability in our community and…
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Sudbury Town Manager Search: How to Get Involved
Sudbury is hiring a new Town Manager! The Town Manager serves as the Town’s Chief Executive and has significant influence in every department, project, and activity of our Town government. There are opportunities coming up for residents to share their thoughts and influence the hiring process. Please consider making your voice heard on this critical leadership…
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Starting yesterday, Massachusetts residents must recycle their old clothing and other textiles instead of tossing them in the garbage.
In Sudbury you can contribute clean clothing, textiles, shoes, etc. in BayStateTextiles drop boxes located outside the elementary, middle and high schools. From wgbh.org: www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/11/01/its-now-illegal-in-mass-to-throw-out-used-jeans-and-worn-out-socks: It’s now against the law in Massachusetts to throw out that used Halloween costume, ripped T-shirt or moth-eaten sweater. Starting today, Massachusetts residents must recycle their old clothing and other…
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Sustainable Sudbury Fall Bike Tour
In memory of long-time member Eric Lind Meet in front of Curtis Middle School1 PM, Saturday Nov. 12th(Nov. 13th in case of bad weather) Sustainable Sudbury is going for a bike ride! We’ll enjoy autumn and get some pre-Thanksgiving exercise with a relaxed bicycle tour to share examples of sustainability in our community and to…
