Green Acton held its first retreat on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at the Assabet Valley Nature Preserve in Sudbury, MA. The retreat ran from 10am to 4pm and was facilitated by Sarah Bursky, a community planner who works for the National Park Service. Sarah has nearly 20 years’ experience in capacity building for nonprofit organizations… Continue reading →
Sen. Eldridge Legislative Update on Green Initiatives
At the October 2016 Green Acton meeting, State Senator Jamie Eldridge spoke on “green” initiatives and bills pending at State House. In Aug., Gov. Baker signed the omnibus energy bill, which included 1,600 MW of offshore wind and 1,200MW of hydropower. Eldridge’s gas leaks language was included in this law., which requires that Grade 3… Continue reading →
GA Representation in Town Electricity Aggregation Decisions
Acton Town Manager Steve Ledoux convened a small group to prepare a recommendation to the Board of Selectmen about choosing a program consultant for Acton’s Community Choice Aggregation program.
Launching the Pay As You Throw Program
In 2015, with the help of Green Acton’s advocacy and town-wide support, the Acton Town Meeting approved, and the Board of Selectmen adopted, the Pay As You Throw (PAYT) Program, a new pricing scheme for trash disposal at the Transfer Station. PAYT reduces the sticker prices for the Transfer Station (TS) and ties the cost… Continue reading →
Development of the Swap Shop
In 2015, the Swap Shop was launched in the Acton Transfer Station, which Green Acton’s Zero Waste Group took initiative in designing, developing, and advocating for. Anyone with a recycling or trash sticker can use the Swap Shop: gently used items in good condition can be donated at the shop, and items can be picked up… Continue reading →
Acton Cleanup Day Update
Acton Clean-Up Day started in South Acton long ago. It was originally organized by Betsy Eldridge, whose son, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, helped expand the event to the entire town.
Drop & Swap Days
From 2010–2013, Green Acton organized an annual Drop & Swap Day in May, held on the grounds of the Conant School. These events helped keep a lot of gently used items out of the landfill and got them into the hands of people who could use them. Providers of specialty recycling and re-use services were… Continue reading →
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.
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 →