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:
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.
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.
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 →
“The Power of Preservation as a Green Strategy,” Cosponsored by Green Acton
Green Acton co-sponsored “The Power of Preservation as a Green Strategy,” by Boston architect Jean Caroon. Buildings account for nearly 40% of all U.S. energy use and carbon emissions. With one of the country’s leading preservation architects as guide, the lecture explored the power of adaptive reuse to reduce those numbers and move us toward… Continue reading →
Hosted Farmland Preservation Forum
Green Acton hosted a farmland preservation forum with Mark Racicot, The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Planner, “New trends in zoning for Open Space Protection.” The MAPC reviews and comments on every open space plan submitted from the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region. They have an in-depth knowledge of various approaches to… Continue reading →
Acton Beacon 2009 Article on Green Energy Fair
Acton Green Energy Fair focuses on improving environment Despite the gray afternoon, things took on a distinctively greenish hue at R.J. Grey Junior High School where dozens of residents gathered on May 17 to learn about the latest in renewable energy. From a Volkswagen that runs on grease left over from frying thousands of… Continue reading →