Footprint from Children’s Environmental Literacy Fund
April 23, 2010
by Laura Rossi-Ortiz
Once again, the Town of New Castle has been recognized for environmental leadership. Westchester County has awarded the town a Municipal Recycling Award for “conducting model programs processing all collected yard waste into usable gardening material as a give back to local residents and the community.” The Town collected 4,250 tons of waste last year.
Awards were presented at the County’s Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 18. Let’s all give a shout out to Bart Carey, the Town’s recycling foreman, for keeping New Castle at the forefront of environmental achievements in the county!
Take It or Leave It Shed is open for business
And while we are on the topic – the Take it or Leave It Shed is up and running! When you clean out your basement or attic and have items that are in good condition, don’t throw them away - leave them for a neighbor! And don’t forget to pick up a little present for yourself.
Welcome contributions to the shed include toys, kitchen items, sports equipment and artwork. Items must be clean and in working condition. There are some things that cannot be accepted for health and safety reasons, such as stuffed furniture, mattresses, rugs, carpeting, TVs, skis, cribs and stereo speakers.
(And please keep in mind, if you think it’s garbage, put it in the trash or out for bulk pickup, and please don’t bring it over.)
The Take It Or Leave It Shed is located at the Recycling Center on Hunt’s Lane and is open on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon through October. The Shed is operated solely by volunteers. For information or to volunteer, call the Recycling Department at 238-8091. So come by - you never know what you might find.
New Castle joins municipality consortium to attract funds to use to reduce carbon footprint
On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the Town of New Castle officially joined the Northern Westchester Energy Action Consortium, a partnership of fourteen municipalities in Northern Westchester committed to sustainability in our communities. The Consortium has already been successful in attracting state funds to advance local efforts to reduce individual and government carbon footprints. One promising project will be the development of financing to help homeowners with the costs of making their homes more energy efficient.
At a signing ceremony at Bedford Town Hall, Town Supervisor Barbara Gerrard noted, “it isn’t always easy to start making an impact on the seemingly overwhelming problem” of addressing the threat of climate change. Through membership in the consortium, the town and its residents will be better equipped to take meaningful and effective action to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Laura Rossi-Ortiz is a member of the Town’s Sustainability Advisory Board. To learn more about the New Castle’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, click HERE.
For the Town of New Castle’s Guide to Recycling, click HERE.
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