Despite the cold, rainy weather, residents that attended Arlington’s annual Town Day were eager to support reuse and reduce their waste. We are working on impactful initiatives and appreciated their enthusiasm and support.
The Arlington on Tap network of water refill stations has grown to four stations: Arlington Reservoir (Arlington...
Extended Producer Responsibility is an environmental management strategy used to address the dilemma of the vast array of products that should be recycled or properly disposed of, but cannot be
Zero Waste Arlington committee members Emily Dertz and Jennifer Campbell, along with partner Peter MCarthy from Za, recently sat down with ACMi to discuss the No Plastic, Please! campaign.
The recently installed water filling station at Hurd Field (off of the bike path, between Trader Joe’s and the Arlington Reservoir) is the inaugural Arlington on Tap project of the partnership between Zero Waste Arlington and the Town.
Zero Waste Arlington is reducing plastic waste in Arlington one fork, spoon, knife, and condiment packet at a time. Our ‘No Plastic, Please!’ partnership with local restaurants is the first step in eliminating excess single-use restaurant waste.
Jeremy Marin shares his advice on how to start home composting.
Food waste is actually the largest component of municipal landfills in the US (24% in 2018), filling up a larger portion of the landfill than plastics (18%) or textiles (8%).