The flow of materials through Acton is currently an unsustainable system in many ways:
Background: Swap Shop
People in Acton often have items, which they no longer want or need, that are in fine shape for someone else to use. Imagine a space at the Transfer Station where people could leave such items, and perhaps find other items they might want to take!
Background: Private Hauler regulations
Here’s the brief prepared by Doug Halley (Health Director) and Jim Snyder-Grant (Green Acton) for the Board of Health:
The Great Acton Energy Challenge
The Acton Energy Challenge was a campaign run by Green Acton, the Town of Acton, AB PIP STEM, and Sagewell, Inc. in 2012. Sagewell continues to offer this service at https://www.sagewell.com/ Here’s an archive of the campaign.
Zero Waste / December 2, 2013 Board of Selectmen Meeting
In December of 2013, Green Acton went before the Acton Board of Selectmen to discuss Zero Waste strategies. We recommended six initiatives.
Background: A Zero Waste Vision for Acton
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).