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Sustainability Committee
Members
- Frances Nolde, Chair
Term expires: 2022 - Richard Garrison, Member
Term expires:2021 - Larry Grossman, Member
Term expires:2021 - Suresh Jasrasaria, Member
Term expires:2023
- Palmer Moore, Member
Term expires:2022 - Barbara Salzman, Member
Term expires:2021 - LELWD Representative, Connor Reardon, Member
Term expires:2022
Contact the Sustainability Committee at sustainabilitycommittee@boxborough-ma.gov
Overview
Welcome! We are the Boxborough Sustainability Committee: an all-volunteer committee appointed by the Board of Selectmen to help the Town save money by controlling energy costs and reducing the Town’s impact on the environment.
Climate Change Survey
Our recent Climate Change Survey asked what our community currently knows, what it thinks it needs to know, and what should be done about climate change and by whom. The survey also assessed the community’s willingness to commit to action to mitigate climate change. The key takeaways were the majority of Boxborough residents believe climate change is real, they want to learn more, and take action. They believe Government, Business, and Community partnerships should lead the way to mitigate the harmful effects that make us vulnerable.
Bay State Textile Recycling
The Boxborough Sustainability Committee has brought Bay State Textile Recycling to two convenient locations in town: Sargent Library and Transfer Station. For every ton of recycled textiles, the town earns $100. These centrally located depositories take our unwanted textiles to prevent them from going into the trash. Visit Acceptable Items for Recycling on the Bay State Textile website (PDF).
Contact Information
- Phone: 978-264-1714
Sustainability Committee Documents
Boxborough Climate Survey Documents and Materials
Let’s Talk Trash!
We have already saved the Town almost $20,000 per year by implementing changes at the Transfer Station (installation of compactors for recycling). Although this initially helped reduce our solid waste (aka trash) and increase recycling, we have not seen any additional increase in recycling. We need to explore additional ways to reduce solid waste (trash).
More than 520 million pounds of usable textiles were sent to landfills and incinerators in Massachusetts in the last year, of which 95 % can be reused or recycled including:
- Clothing
- Footwear
- Household Linens
- Towels
- Other Fabric-Based Products