Letter: Board of Health Has Been Seeking Trash Hauler Reform Since 2021
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager on August...
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Biocycle Nationwide Survey: Residential Food Waste Collection in the United States. Part II
by Nora Goldstein, Paula Luu and Stephanie Motta The number of households in the U.S....
Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee, July 11, 2024 This...
Hauler Reform Bylaw Continues to Languish in Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO), June 13, 2024...
Public Comment: It’s Time to Adopt the New Waste Hauler Bylaw. It Will Benefit the Environment and Amherst Residents
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Town Services and Outreach Committee...
Public Urges Rejection of Capital Improvement Plan at June 3 Council Meeting
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 3, 2024. Part 2 This...
Public Comment: Hopes For Adopting A Revised Solid Waste Bylaw in 2024
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Town Services and Outreach Committee...
Opinion: The Plastic Menace
After a recent op-ed piece I wrote questioning the efficacy of plastic recycling, I was...
Opinion: Most Plastic Recycling Is Environmental Fraud
Any new Amherst waste hauler contract should include a full disclosure statement from the contracted...
A Few Questions For…Eric Fredericksen, USA Waste & Recycling
A proposal to change the way Amherst renters and homeowners recycle, compost, and throw out...
Public Comment: No More Delays On Implementing Hauler Reform
The following public comment was given at the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns
Campaign group says plastics are incompatible with circular economy as countries prepare for treaty talks