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WOODBURY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to reappoint John Hughes to the Planning Commission at a meeting on Thursday, January 11, following the posting of the vacancy with

WOODBURY — The Board of Selectmen hosted a session on Monday, April 10, to hear from residents participating in the grant-funded trash reduction pilot program at the Woodbury Transfer Station.

Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has called on local government units to improve the implementation of environmental laws as it expressed dismay over the heaps of garbage that piled up on the streets of Metro Manila following the New Year’s Eve revelry.

WOODBURY — Representatives from the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments presented an update on Woodbury’s Sustainable Materials Management Grant of $154,000 to the Board of Selectmen at a meeting on

Food scraps alone represent 22% of residential trash and are one of the heavier materials regularly thrown away, according to DEEP. Removing them from the waste stream reduces the costs of disposal as municipalities pay by weight in the state.

Massachusetts' DEP wants to divert textiles from the state's waste stream.

Food waste creates costly greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling it can help.

Food waste creates costly greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling it can help.

Food waste creates costly greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling it can help.

Columbia residents leave their trash in bags at the curb. Some want the city to move to a roll cart system instead.