Recycling Q & A
Wednesday, April 1 at 7 PM
Belmont Public Library
We welcome Carolyn Dann, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Municipal Coordinator and Mary Beth Calnan, Belmont Recycling Coordinator for our 2nd annual Q & A on Recycling. Carolyn Dann has a long career in the industry. She was Financial Analyst for Wheelabrator, a waste-to-energy pioneering company for 6 years, then spent 11 years as National HHW Consultant (Waste Watch Center). She has served the past 14 years as MassDEP Municipal Coordinator, a position in which she consults to towns in NE3 region.
What does compliance look like in Belmont? What will be the effects of the new practices of our hauler on March 30th? With a new DPW Director and a contract to be renewed in less than 2 years, what's on our curb and what's in our future? How is Belmont working on the MassDEP strategic plan for 2015? This a great way to learn from both professionals in the field and your neighbors – we have some expert residents in Belmont!
As always, if you can't be there, we still want to hear your voice. Please send your questions and we'll be sure to ask them for you! You can also check out our recycling re-cap series from our 2014 Q & A in previous posts on our website.
Crowd-source request: Can you print this flyer for the Q & A? Your help printing and displaying this flyer for the Q & A in any public area you frequent is VERY appreciated! (don't worry if it's not color!). Thank you!!
Save the Date
Next Sustainable Belmont Meeting
Wednesday, April 29th at 7 PM
Belmont Public Library
Talk: Belmont's Renewable Energy Policy Doesn't Do Nearly Enough
Mark Robbins examines Belmont's current policies on renewable energy and compares how Belmont lags far behind the rest of Massachusetts in its support of renewable energy. He'll review the various ways our policies could be changed to really make a difference in terms of climate change action. Along the way, attendees will find out the answer to the following riddles: Why is energy from a renewable resource not necessarily renewable energy? What is actually the largest cross-subsidy that arises from our current energy policy? And finally, mysteriously, why does 29=0 sometimes?
Follow-ups:
Electric Utility Policy Lecture
Interview with guest, Karl Rabago (Pace Law) and Roger Wrubel (Audubon Habitat Center) can be seen at the Belmont Media Center's website: http:// http://www.belmontmedia.org/watch/belmont-solar-policy-discussion-3-2-15
Fed Up
Thanks to all of you who attended and contributed to the special showing of Fed Up in March. Special thanks go out to Amanda Mujica, Suzanne Joannet, Claudia Levi, Carmen Sivers and special guests for the special screening of Fed Up.
Healthy Yards & Gardens Fair
Thanks to everyone who visited the Healthy Yards and Gardens Fair. It was a great success with a lot of interested gardeners, ranging in experience levels. Special thanks to our table presenters and to co-organizers Kathy Martin (Victory Gardens) and Joan Teebagy (BFC). For a wonderful take-away, check out Kathy's blog post on March 9th on straw bale gardening.
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