All Greenwich residents are invited to shred. Cost is $2 per box, cash only. Maximum is 5 boxes per car. Continue Reading →
Mark Your Calendars for Paper Shredding Day in Greenwich
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Greenwich Beach Clean Up Yields Abundant Plastic, Clothes, Buoys and More
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About 200 volunteers showed up for the beach clean up on Sunday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bob Conlon, BYO Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Isabelle Abbasi, Jeanette Petit, Jeanine Behr Getz, Julie DesChamps
Letter: Please Recycle All Those Holiday Party Supplies, Packaging and Wrapping Paper
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“It’s the season of additional food containers, party supplies and all sorts of packaging and wrappings, plus batteries and old electronics replaced by new. No getting around it, there’s just more to recycle during the holidays.” – Joanne Clark Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Joanne Clark, plastic bags, recycling, single stream recycling
PHOTOS, VIDEO: A Close-Up Look at City Carting’s Single Stream Recycling
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Do you know where your single stream recycling goes? Greenwich residents’ efforts to rinse and clean recycling keep the Town’s costs down. GFP went inside City Carting’s Taylor reed facility in Stamford where a Van Dyk machine the size of the GHS student center moves recycling through an obstacle course of conveyor belts, magnets, wind tunnels and rotating blades. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Andy Tomasello, City Carting, Greenwich, Jay Greco, Michael Ferro, recycling, single stream recycling
New Greenwich Recycling Rules: What You Need to Know
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The most important changes are that plastic bags, shredded paper, and styrofoam are no longer be accepted into single stream. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Holly Hill, Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility, Patrick Collins, recycling, single stream recycling
Boys & Girls Club Vamps Up Its Recycling Program!
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On any given afternoon there are 340 kids inside the 53,000 square foot Boys & Girls Club. There is much opportunity for recycling and GRAB has helped provide 40 recycling bins toward that end. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Lifestyle, People & Culture, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, GRAB, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board, Megan Sweeney, recycling, Sally Davies
GHS Seniors Seek Your Photos to Encourage Use of Reusable Bags
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Michelle Xiong and Michelle Fu are creating a fun video to encourage the use of reusable bags in Greenwich for their senior project. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, BYO Greenwich, Michelle Fu, Michelle Xiong, recycling, reusable bags
For Earth Day, Old Greenwich School Kids Anticipate Plastic Bag Ban, Fashion Reusable Bags from T-Shirts
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In Greenwich, the plastic bag ban goes into effect on September 12, 2018. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Aleksandra Moch, BYOGreenwich, Jeaning Getz, Karen DeWahl, Kim Gregory, Nancy Dickinson, Old Greenwich School
GHS Clothing and Textile Drive Will Reuse, Re-Purpose, Recycle Old Clothes, Bedding, etc
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Drop-off bins are located in the GHS front glass hallway, and in the back gym parking lot, as well as at Arch Street Teen Center. Continue Reading →