What is Zero Waste? Zero Waste is an approach to solid waste that seeks to capture materials for reuse, and promotes the redesign of resource life-cycles so that all products are reused.
Individual Donors to Charlotte’s Garden
Thanks to all these generous Individual Donors!
Business and Community Sponsors of Charlotte’s Garden
Thanks to these Businesses and Community Organizations for their assistance to the Charlotte Sagoff Memorial Garden!
Charlotte’s Garden Site Description and Vision
The Charlotte Sagoff Memorial Garden will include a bench immediately outside the Acton Memorial Library main entrance, where library patrons and playground users can sit while awaiting a ride.
Charlotte’s Garden
This section describes Charlotte’s Garden, which was constructed in memory of Charlotte Sagoff, a longtime local environmental activist and a co-founder of Acton Citizens for Environmental Safety (ACES).
Solarize Acton
Solarize Acton was a joint project of the Town of Acton, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Department of Energy Resources, and several Acton community partners to bring you high-quality, low-cost, solar energy installations. Here is an archive of the contents of the web pages.
Carbon Footprint – the Acton 2020 approach
The Acton 2020 plan, published in 2011, has a section on carbon footprint.
Ace reDeucers: AB 2012 Siemens Team
A team of four RJ Grey Junior High students, called the Ace reDeucers, attended the February 2012 Green Acton meeting and educated us on how and why to reuse and recycle tennis balls. Visit the Ace reDeucers website for more.
“Transition Towns” Initiative
Acton Transition Study Group Local Resilience and Relocalization Perhaps you’ve arrived at this page wondering what “Transition” is. Or maybe you already know a lot about the Transition movement, and wonder what it could mean for Acton. Or perhaps you just want to find out how to start pitching in. The mission of the Transition… Continue reading →
Charles Parker on Concord’s Energy Plan, Hosted by Green Acton
Green Acton hosted Charles Parker, lead author of the “Concord Energy Master Plan.” Charles presented Concord’s energy plan, including the wider context that drives the plan (peak oil and climate change). He also related specifics on how the plan would reduce Concord’s energy footprint via actions across all sectors: town, school, residents, businesses, and the… Continue reading →