Green Needham

Plastic Free July, the global campaign discouraging plastic usage and supporting a more sustainable environment, is entering its last week — but it’s never too late to start cutting down on plastics. Here are three simple lifestyle changes you can

With strong support from Town Meeting members, Green Needham’s Plastics Reduction Team made good progress this May toward their goal of reducing the amount of single-use plastics in Needham.  In a decisive vote of approval for Green Needham’s Citizens’ Petition,

Next Monday, May 6, Needham’s annual Town Meeting will begin.  The Green Needham Plastics Reduction Team has submitted Warrant Article 45, a Citizens’ Petition to ban certain single-use plastics, for consideration by Town Meeting members.  This bylaw seeks to expand

What can we do about the relentless and concerning increase in the production of plastics and plastic waste?  According to a report from statista.com, in just the last two decades, global plastic production has doubled to a staggering 400.3 million