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Once you begin to learn how important recycling is to the health of our community and our world, you will want to know more. Here are some great links to explore:
Earth911 This is a comprehensive website containing
information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers
consumers to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability.
Earth 911 centralizes information and resources into a single user-friendly
network.
http://earth911.org/
Massachusetts’
Waste Bans Find out what "Waste Bans" are.
See page 6 of this site to find out what materials are banned and must be kept
out of the waste stream:
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/solid/wasteban.pdf
To get a better handle on the laws, check http://mass.gov/dep/recycle/laws/bansreg.htm
MassRecycle is a statewide coalition of individuals,
governments, businesses, institutions and non-profit organizations dedicated to
promoting and realizing the vital environmental, social and economic benefits
created by reducing, reusing, and recycling waste materials, and by increasing
the utilization of recycled products. For more information:
http://massrecycle.org/index.html
Greener Choices
is a website where Consumer Reports tests and reviews products with a
"greener" sensibility. A "green ratings" section ranks a product’s energy,
water and fuel efficiency performance and other factors. Additionally,
this site has hundreds of resources for products for a greener planet.
http://www.greenerchoices.org/
Sierra Club , inspired by nature, works toward protecting our communities and the planet. The club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. The Sierra Club's investigations of environmental issues range from urban sprawl to wild lands protection, clean air and water, to global warming, human rights to responsible free trade. http://www.sierraclub.org/environment/
Green Maven
is a website that brings the best of the Green Web together. It is
designed for those who just can't get enough of all things GREEN. This website
seeks to grow the green economy by leveraging the power of the collective
internet through a green search engine, a green directory and a green news
reader.
http://www.greenmaven.com/index.php
Yahoo
Green provides information on
global warming and living green, including tools to calculate your carbon
footprint and to make your own plans to save the planet.
http://green.yahoo.com
Furniture
Consignment Gallery Online For valuable furniture too good to give
to the Swap Shop or to charity, try the Furniture Consignment Gallery in
Hanover. If you send them a picture of your item, and they deem it of the
quality they handle, they can pick up your furniture and take care of all the
details of finding a buyer. Obviously a good place to look for quality used
furniture too!
www.furnitureconsignment.com
ENERGYguide offers unbiased advice about today's
energy choices. Find ways to save, lower your bills and help the earth's
environment. You can also analyze your home's energy use, with recommendations
for saving energy and money.
http://www.energyguide.com/audit/haintro.asp
The Freecycle Network
is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (&
getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping
good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer.
Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the
search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have
fun! (Editor's note: Sherborn does not yet have its own
Freecycle group. You can start one, or join the Natick or Framingham
groups.) Go to this site:
http://www.freecycle.org
The Circle of
Responsibility website is dedicated to
educating consumers, institutional purchasers and culinarians about how food
choices affect the global environment, local enonomies and the quantity and
quality of healthy food. How do food choices affect climate change?
What does your morning cup of coffee have to do with tropical songbirds?
How do you eat healthy without creating a large carbon footprint? For the
answers, go to
http://www.circleofresponsibility.com/