Category: Reuse

June 30, 2026 • Colleges & Universities, Colleges and Universities, Reuse

Closing the Loop: How Amherst College Is Reducing Waste Through Move-Out & Move-In Reuse and Bicycle Repair

January 15, 2026 • Events, Recycling, Reuse

MassDEP’s 2026 Recycling & Reuse Business Development Grant Program Applications Are Now Open

March 10, 2025 • Recycling, Reusable Takeout Containers, Reuse, Wasted Food

Best Management Practices for Reusable Takeout Containers at Food Establishments in Massachusetts

February 28, 2025 • Events, Recycling, Reuse, Stadiums/Venues, Wasted Food

Shakespeare & Company’s Commitment to Sustainability:  Integrating Waste Reduction in the Arts 

December 3, 2024 • Events, Food Donation, Recycling, Reusable Takeout Containers, Reuse, Wasted Food

Growing Green: Marty’s Local Sustainability Practices and Commitment to a Cleaner Future

November 1, 2024 • Events, Food Donation, Recycling, Reusable Takeout Containers, Reuse, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks MA is Attending the Next Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting

April 2, 2024 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Historic Legacy with a Bold Future: Spotlight on Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity’s Sustainable Initiatives

January 29, 2024 • Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Sustainability on Campus: MIT’s Decade-Long Commitment to Food and Material Waste Reduction 

September 29, 2023 • Plastic, Reusable Takeout Containers, Reuse

Johnny’s Luncheonette Implements a Reusable Takeout Container Program

August 10, 2023 • Colleges and Universities, Reuse

Simmons University’s Deconstruction Project: A Timeline for Success

June 22, 2023 • Colleges and Universities, Hospitality, Hospitals, Offices, Restaurants, Retail, Reuse, Stadiums/Venues, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores

Opportunities for Restaurants to Ditch Disposables

April 1, 2022 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

Breweries Reduce Waste Through Reuse, Recycling, and Organics Diversion

March 2, 2022 • Composting, Reuse, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Organizations Recognized with EPA WasteWise & Food Recovery Challenge Awards

October 8, 2021 • Reuse

Boston-Based Good Filling Receives MassDEP Micro-Grant

July 21, 2021 • Case Study, Colleges & Universities, Colleges and Universities, Food Waste, Materials, Offices, Recycling, Recycling, Reuse, Reuse, Sectors

Brandeis University

June 29, 2021 • Case Study, Construction & Demolition, Construction & Demolition Waste, Materials, Offices, Recycling, Recycling, Reuse, Reuse, Sectors

Home City Development, Inc.

June 1, 2021 • Plastic, Recycling, Reuse

Brewing up a Can Carrier Recycling Pilot

October 22, 2020 • Restaurants, Reuse

Grainmaker Reduces Waste with Reusable Takeout Containers

July 9, 2020 • Recycling, Reuse, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Reopens Draft 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan for Public Comment

May 19, 2020 • Reuse

MassDEP Reduce, Reuse, Repair MicroGrant Funding

March 26, 2020 • Reuse

MassDEP’s Reduce & Reuse Working Group Hosts Meeting Series

October 4, 2019 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Releases Draft 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan for Public Comment

October 1, 2019 • Composting, Events, Food Donation, Offices, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

New RecyclingWorks Tips for Waste Reduction at Workplace Events

May 20, 2019 • Reuse

MassDEP Offers Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grants to Promote Waste Reduction

January 16, 2019 • Construction & Demolition Waste, Reuse

Building Deconstruction: A Sustainable Alternative to Traditional Demolition

July 31, 2018 • Colleges and Universities, Recycling, Reuse

Colleges & Universities Take Creative Approaches to Reducing End-of-Year Waste

June 1, 2018 • Reuse

Great Expectations for Great Exchange Expansion

May 15, 2017 • Reuse

Furniture Waste Finds Second Life in Schools, Nonprofits

March 14, 2017 • Events, Recycling, Reuse

Panel on Business Opportunities in the Circular Economy

February 17, 2017 • Recycling, Reuse

Managing Recycling for Office Properties

January 23, 2017 • Recycling, Recycling Awards, Reuse

Reporting Season for WasteWise and FRC Participants

January 3, 2017 • Construction & Demolition Waste, Reuse

MassDHCD

October 28, 2016 • Construction & Demolition Waste, Recycling, Reuse

U.S. Green Business Council Partners with U.S. Zero Waste Business Council

October 3, 2016 • Recycling, Reuse

Manufacturing Materials Donated for Reuse

August 4, 2016 • Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Recognized in BusinessWest Article

June 27, 2016 • Recycling, Reuse

Growing Demand for Textile Recycling

February 8, 2016 • Reuse

The Intercontinental Hotel Donates Reading Lamps For Reuse

January 25, 2016 • Reuse

Surplus Property Program

June 17, 2015 • Colleges and Universities, Food Donation, Gleaning, Reuse, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

Food For Free Non-Profit Rescues and Re-Distributes Unused Food

May 19, 2015 • Recycling, Reuse

Four Tips to Be More Sustainable

April 7, 2015 • Reuse, Wasted Food

Mapping the Largest Sources of Food Waste in Massachusetts

April 2, 2015 • Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

New England Organizations Step Up for EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge

February 27, 2015 • Reuse, Wasted Food

Harvest Power Proposes Anaerobic Digester at Bourne Landfill

December 1, 2014 • Reuse, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Groceries Adapt to Food Waste Ban

August 18, 2014 • Reuse, Wasted Food

French Supermarket Promotes ‘Ugly’ Fruits and Vegetables

July 9, 2014 • Reuse

Boston Public Library Offers Free Furniture

June 17, 2014 • Colleges and Universities, Recycling, Reuse

Green Move Out at UMass Dartmouth

April 25, 2014 • Hospitality, Reuse, Wasted Food

Waste Ban Compliance Helps Hotels Reduce Disposal Costs

April 24, 2014 • Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses Prepare for Commercial Food Waste Disposal Ban

April 22, 2014 • Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

Local Farm Helps Greenfield Compost

April 3, 2014 • Reuse, Wasted Food

Lovin’ Spoonfuls Rescues Food to Feed the Hungry

February 6, 2014 • Colleges and Universities, Reuse

Webinar: Making Move-Out a Sustainability Success Story

January 6, 2014 • Colleges and Universities, Recycling, Reuse

Upcoming University Council Meeting on Textile Recycling

December 6, 2013 • Reuse, Wasted Food

Article: Waste Not, Want Not

December 6, 2013 • Recycling Awards, Reuse, Wasted Food

Article: Recycling Activists Donna Gibson and Michael Superson Reduce Waste by Changing Behavior

December 6, 2013 • Reuse, Wasted Food

Article: Reducing Food Waste a Priority for National Restaurant Association

December 6, 2013 • Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

Article: The Future of Waste Disposal

November 26, 2013 • Reuse, Wasted Food

New Content on RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts: Donate Food

October 29, 2013 • Recycling, Reuse

Blog Post: MassDEP Has New Textile Recycling Web Page

October 22, 2013 • Reuse, Uncategorized

Event: 2013 Reuse Summit

September 17, 2013 • Reuse

Blog Post: Reuse- A Cheaper Way to Buy

March 4, 2013 • Events, Recycling, Reuse

Webinar: The Reuse Marketplace: Capture Value. Exchange Reusable Items. Save.