Links to a Greener Life!

Hey Folks, here are three super quick, easy and inexpensive things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.

ENERGY

Opt up to 100% renewable energy. It’s easy to sign up and the rates are currently cheaper than regular!

https://brooklineoptup.com/

COMPOST

Sign up for curbside compost pickup with Black Earth or Bootstrap. At Black Earth the price will drop by 40% once 500 Brookline residents join! Bootstrap is great too – they employ people with disabilities, and pay a living wage.

• https://blackearthcompost.com/brookline-ma/
• https://bootstrapcompost.com/

Fill out the DPW survey asking residents about composting in Brookline: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZH2WJPD

Article on other Brookline schools composting: http://brookline.wickedlocal.com/news/20180813/brookline-schools-businesses-push-for-composting

REDUCING WASTE

Opt out of receiving printed junk mail and catalogs by mail: https://www.catalogchoice.org/

This NY Times article, explains some more ways to to reduce unwanted mail.

Key links are included here, for convenience.

https://dmachoice.thedma.org/

https://www.optoutprescreen.com/

These are legitimate services, recommended by the FTC, according to the article.