Sally Davies

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LETTER: Sending out an SOS on Trash

“Connecticut is currently facing a serious waste crisis.  Trash is piling up.   With the closure of the Hartford trash-to-energy plant, more than 35% of our garbage is now being sent to incinerators and landfills out of state.  This is not the answer, neither fiscally nor environmentally.  And especially not long-term. ” – Sally Davies, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board Continue Reading →

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Earth Month in Greenwich Kicks Off with the ReThink Waste Fair, Because Sustainability Matters

A highlight of the event was the Sustainability Committee’s presentation of its first Sustainability Awards, including Everyday Heroes, Future Leaders, and Icons. All are excellent examples of how any one person can make a difference. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich’s Voluntary Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Gets Under Way

The Town of Greenwich, in partnership with Waste Free Greenwich, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board (GRAB) and Greenwich Green & Clean, announces the launch of the municipal food scrap recycling pilot on Monday, June 15, 2020. The drop-off food scrap recycling pilot is voluntary and free to all Greenwich residents with a permit to Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility. Residents will collect food scraps at home in accordance withguidelines and bring them to the designated drop-off location next to the trash building at Holly Hill. The food scrap kits include a small bin you can keep in your kitchen, and a larger bin you can keep in your garage. You can purchase compostable bags to line the bin with. Continue Reading →

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Food Scrap Recycling Enthusiasts Tout Benefits to Greenwich’s Budget, Environment, Social Justice

Soon residents will be able to purchase kits to use to set aside food waste inside a compostable bag with food scraps, as well as coffee grinds, egg shells, bones, meat, oyster shells, and even napkins. Continue Reading →

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12th Annual Experience the Sound Event Celebrates Marine Life and Much More

The weather held for most of the Experience the Sound event on Sunday. Beachgoers wandered up to the Bruce Museum Seaside Center with buckets of creatures to have them identified, watch the Osprey Cam, and learn about shellfish and various conservation efforts in Town. Continue Reading →

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