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“Make yourself heard! Urge the Board of Selectmen, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and the Representative Town Meeting to adopt Pay-As-You-Throw. We should and can do this.” – Patricia Sesto, Director of Conservation Commission and William Rutherford, Chair Continue Reading →
When the food scrap pilot does start all food, including meat and dairy products, as well as tea bags, cut flowers, paper towels and napkins, will all be accepted. Continue Reading →
“Over 40% of recoverable materials in residential trash are compostable organics, and this figure skyrockets to 68% for restaurants and 51% for grocery stores. …The majority of food waste from Greenwich businesses ends up on the tipping floor at a cost to taxpayers.” – Julie DesChamps, Founder, Waste Free Greenwich Continue Reading →
A new, voluntary, drop off food scrap recycling program is the result of efforts by GRAB and Waste Free Greenwich working with the Dept of Public Works and Conservation Commission for the pilot starting in April. Continue Reading →
Choose LED over incandescent. LED lights last longer, use less energy and are more environmentally friendly. Lights can be dropped off at the designated electronics area at Holly Hill Transfer Center. Continue Reading →
The Conservation Commission is partnering with local conservation groups to Host a Wednesday night environmental lecture series on climate change. Continue Reading →
The family-friendly event features 40+ groups, all with information and activities. The event is free and open to the public. There will be face painting, a free raw bar and tours of the schooner SoundWaters, a Marine Police boat, and a shellfish barge. Come learn about all the seps being taken to protect the Sound and its creatures. Continue Reading →
The annual Mianus River Fishway Open House is set for Saturday, May 4, 2019, 11:00am-1:00pm (Rain date: Sunday, May 5, 2019, same time) Continue Reading →
The flashing green light inside the lighthouse on Great Captain’s Island was installed in the cupola in 2012. “That’s a channel marker you’d normally find on a buoy. It’s a channel marker inside a lighthouse!” – Ian MacMillan, Greenwich Harbor Master Continue Reading →
The idea of a pollinator pathway is to connect natural areas by creating pollinator friendly pathways – enhanced with native flowers, shrubs and trees creating the feeding grounds for pollinators – bees, bats, birds, butterflies, moths, and other insects. Continue Reading →