Committee for a Greener Norwood

06/14/2026

The garage is not the the place forgotten things 🤔

If your garage is so full you can't park your bike inside, let alone your car, it's time to clear out the clutter and make some space.

06/14/2026

There is a place for everything and the trash should be the last place!

It's 2024, time to hit the refresh button on clutter. Here's where to sell and donate your old stuff, including the unusual bits and pieces.

06/06/2026

📢 WEBINAR: Paint, Posts, and Planters – How to Advance Road Safety with Traffic Calming Quick-Builds 👟🎨🪴

High-speed, car-oriented roads can be transformed into safe, multimodal streets for all users by reducing lane widths, limiting long sight-lines, and adding visual friction... but these projects involve a long and expensive planning, approval, design, and construction process, which often triggers vocal opposition.

That's where quick-builds come in! A similar traffic-calming impact can be achieved with a temporary, low-cost installation consisting of paint, posts, and planters.

Join us to learn how to use quick-build demonstration projects to build community support for permanent solutions, featuring our Top 🔟 Tips for quick-builds and success stories from Hartford, Connecticut and Mission, Montana (Flathead Indian Reservation)!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
⏰️ 2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT /11:00 am PT
🔗 RSVP: https://buff.ly/0QVNfEb

05/19/2026

We won't leaf you hanging: Flower pots and trays (aka flats) do NOT go in the recycling. Some garden centers may take them back, but you'll need to ask before you donate. Splitting plants? 🌱 Be sure to disinfect all pots and trays you give away to make sure you don't pass along any invasives (like jumping worms and black swallow wort).

Take the guesswork out of recycling: Check RecycleSmartMA.org to see what goes in (and stays out of) your bin.

📸 Keep Massachusetts Beautiful

04/17/2026

MA State Senate is doing something about waste and plastics. Will House of Representatives take the hand off and finish the job?

A broader $3.6 billion bond bill includes paint EPR, but no policy for batteries as the waste industry hoped. Meanwhile, it also seeks to limit plastic bags, provides funding for state waste projects and targets a select transfer station.

04/14/2026

Your annual tax season reminder that shredded paper is "dreaded paper" at material recovery facilities. 😬 The tiny pieces float around and can't be captured for recycling. And no, please don't bag it up and put it in your recycling, either! Trash or compost it.

Shredding events are the best way to recycle your documents. Check locally for events!

04/14/2026

WEBINAR: We all know a great place when we find one — but what makes it great, and how do we create more of them?

Join More Than A Sidewalk: How Great Places Encourage Walking, hosted by Urban Land Institute and American Walks, to hear from Ethan Kent of PlacemakingX and placemaking expert Carol Coletta and explore the strategies that transform ordinary streets into dynamic places.

🗓️ Tuesday, April 21
⏰️ 2 pm ET / 11 am PT
Register: https://buff.ly/6523sC2

04/11/2026

But seriously: When it comes to plastic recycling, focus on the shape, not the number. The ""chasing arrows"" do NOT indicate whether you can recycle an item!

Plastic bottles, jars, jugs, tubs, and clear deli containers = recyclable. ♻️ Check our Smart Recycling Guide at RecycleSmartMA.org to find quick tips on what to put in your bin.

01/13/2026

Is it time to consider deconstruction or adaptive reuse instead of demolition. Keeping good materials in circulation not landfills?

DYK that demolishing one average-sized house can generate as much waste as a person's lifetime of trash? Luckily, there are people finding ways to reuse buil...

01/07/2026

Henry, Happy Retirement 🎉🎉

🐾Happy Retirement, Henry Cerqueira!🐾

After 34 years of dedicated service, we recognize and congratulate Animal Control Officer Henry Cerqueira on his retirement. Throughout his career, Henry served the Town of Norwood with distinction and professionalism, while also providing valued assistance to the Town of Walpole until summer 2024.

Henry’s career has been defined by protecting animals, supporting residents, and showing up—day and night—when it mattered most. His calm presence, knowledge, and genuine care for animals will be deeply missed.

His commitment to animal welfare, public safety, and community service has made a lasting impact. We extend our sincere appreciation for his years of service and wish him continued health and happiness in retirement.

Thank you for everything Henry!