Click here to download the
flyer!
Click here to download the August tracking log
Click here to download the July tracking log
Can you, with the help of your family, recycle more? Are you recycling all these items? Magazines, newspapers, junk mail, office
paper, cereal and cracker boxes, shoe boxes, hardcover and paperback books,
spiral notebooks, phone books, cardboard cartons (flattened and cut to 3’ x 3’
x 1’), and glass, metal, and plastic containers?
Click here for a list of
items accepted curbside and items accepted at the Recycling Depot
Put your family to the test and join
This summer, track the amount
of trash and recycling you and your family sets out each week. Follow the
weekly tips on the tracking log to help you reduce your trash and increase your
recycling. In September, we will reward
all participants at a celebration.
Sign up today by sending an email to recycling@newtonma.gov with your name,
age and school (if you are a student), and zip code.
Questions and Answers:
What do I have to do?
Track your household’s
trash. It’s easy. We will send you a tracking log each month (or
you can download it yourself) and each week when you put your trash and
recycling out to the curb, record how many trash bags or barrels you set out,
along with number recycling bins and bags.
Each month, when your tracking log is complete, send in the results to recycling@newtonma.gov. We will keep track of your progress.
What if I’m going away on vacation or to
summer camp?
No problem, just leave that
week’s log blank. Have a great time and
practice your recycling habits away from home.
I have a great recycling tip that I’d
like to share with other trash trackers.
That’s great! We’d love to hear from you, please send it in
and it may even make next month’s tracking log!
We put our trash in bags and then put
them in barrels on the curb, do I count the number of bags AND barrels?
Only count the number of bags
that are not in barrels.
Fun and Games:
This is summer vacation and
we want to make sure you are having fun!
Check out the following websites for cool games and fun craft projects:
EPA Environmental Kids Club -
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
National
Center for a New American
Dream - http://www.ibuydifferent.org/
Washington State Department
of Ecology Kids’ Pages - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/
Kids Recycle! http://www.kidsrecycle.org/index.php
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Questions?
DPW Customer Service—1000 Commonwealth Avenue—Newton, MA 02459—617/796.1000
email: recycling@newtonma.gov -
website: http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/dpw