by Claire Galkowski, Executive Director November 5, 2024 At last night’s Select Board meeting in Marshfield, the Board voted to sign the Intermunicipal Agreement with the South Shore Recycling Cooperative and its other seventeen Member Municipalities. On Oct 21, the Board of Public Works had voted to join. The SSRC Board had voted…
Jessica Trufant, The Patriot Ledger, Oct. 31, 2024 WEYMOUTH − A group of volunteers will host a pop-up shop with free second-hand clothing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Weymouth High School. The clothing giveaway happens in the spring and fall each year. It started as a collaboration between…
Chaz Miller , Semi-retired, 40-year veteran of the waste and recycling industry, April 29, 2024 You’ve probably seen a newspaper, television, or online article insisting that recycling isn’t working. They say what we put in our recycling bins doesn’t get recycled. Instead, it ends up in landfills. Some of these stories come…
The North and South River Watershed Association (NSRWA) is hosting the 2024 Gardening Green Expo from 3/11-3/16. Its five online interactive workshops includes The Joy of Composting – Turning Garbage to Gold , presented by Ann McGovern, MassDEP’s recently retired Compost Specialist, on Fri., 3/15 from 7-8:30 pmThe Expo also features in-person…
Waste Dive, January 9, 2024 Submitted by the following members of the Product Stewardship Institute: Too much paper and cardboard is still going to waste in the United States. Contrary to popular belief, recycling costs money and even the most recycled materials should pay their fair share of recycling programs….
May 25, 2023 At its 25th “Recycla-versary” on May 16th, the South Shore Recycling Cooperative honored Representative Mathew Muratore (1st Plymouth) and Senator Patrick O’Connor (1st Plymouth and Norfolk) with Environmental Hero awards. The award has been given to fifteen outstanding citizens and legislators since 2000, including now-Plymouth County Treasurer Tom O’Brien, now-Mayor Bob Hedlund of Weymouth,…
By Jim Morrison, Globe Correspondent, Boston Globe, 4/19/2023 As e-bikes, scooters, and hoverboards powered by lithium ion batteries become increasingly popular, fires resulting from their improper use, charging, and storage are also on the rise. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services does not specifically track fires related to lithium ion…
CBS Boston, March 9, 2023 (excerpts) Video here PEABODY – About one-third of Americans recycle, but despite our best intentions we recycle things that hurt the cause. So, do we really know what goes in the recycling bin? To find out, we went to Green Works, a recycling process facility…
It’s the perfect time to start backyard composting! The North and South River Watershed Association (NSRWA) is hosting the Gardening Green Expo from 3/13-3/18.Its five online interactive workshops include Composting and Mulching for Climate-Wise Gardening,presented by Ann McGovern, MassDEP’s recently retired Compost Specialist, on Wed., 3/15 from 7-8:30 pmThe Expo also features…
CommonWealth Magazine, 12/6/2022by Claire Galkowski, Executive Director of South Shore Recycling Cooperative 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 “yes.” Attacking recycling programs, as anti-plastic organizations have…
