As of January 2019, work to be done is being tracked on our Trello board: https://trello.com/b/5m4a7lsb/website-tasks
Six zero-waste initiatives for Acton
In 2013, Green Acton presented six ideas to the Board of Selectmen on the next best steps on how to reduce material waste in Acton, and thus move the town towards a zero-waste vision. A Swap Shed, Recycling at Recreation Areas Better Communications about Recycling Require Private Haulers to Report Tonnages, Explore Trash Pricing Options Extended… Continue reading →
Acton Water District letter about the EPA plan for Nuclear Metals superfund site
Available as a downloadable PDF file from the AWD here
Jane Ceraso December 2014 public comments on the Nuclear Metals Superfund Site
EPA Public Hearing on Proposed Remedial Action Plan for the Concord, Massachusetts Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund site
Background: the Nuclear Metals Superfund Site: 1958-2015
From the EPA Superfund information site for Nuclear Metals The Nuclear Metals, Inc. (NMI) property is located on a 46.4-acre parcel located at 2229 Main Street in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The facility includes five interconnected buildings, a paved parking area, a sphagnum bog, a cooling water recharge pond, and a holding basin. The topography… Continue reading →
Other ACES Projects
In addition to the creation of Charlotte’s Garden and technical review, advocacy, and raising public awareness of the federal WR Grace Superfund Site, ACES was involved in many other environmental activities, including the following:
Tribute to Charlotte Sagoff – Social Justice
From John Abernethy:
Planting Plan and Volunteer Opportunities
The garden design seeks to create a sustainable tribute to Charlotte, with: flower/foliage characteristics that include drought tolerance; use of native plants, herbs, daisies, groundcovers, bulbs and wildflowers; easy care; fragrant tall plants along the sidewalk to provide screening, and between the children’s library windows; spring to fall continuum of bloom; and a tapestry of… Continue reading →
Additional Sources of Information
For more information on the WR Grace Superfund Site in Acton, Massachusetts:
Public Repository of WR Grace Documents – Additional Information
The Acton Memorial Library maintains a public repository of documents about the WR Grace Site. These documents, dating back to the 1970’s, can be found in a loft area (accessed by a small spiral staircase), above the Civil War exhibit on the second floor of the library. (Please ask at the reference desk, if you… Continue reading →