by Robin Bates-Mason | Jan 23, 2022 | Being More Sustainable, Recycling, Reduce Waste
My Story: How I Started I started collecting and composting my food scraps over 15 years ago. I didn’t start because I was thinking of the environment. Well, not exactly. I did know that I would be recycling material. I’m a gardener and I’m cheap....
by Robin Bates-Mason | Dec 15, 2021 | Being More Sustainable, Recycling, Reduce Waste
When you think of recycling, do you picture a blue bin filled with glass, paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans? If so, you are not alone. Single Stream recycling certainly has made recycling easier, as we no longer have to sort and separate items. However, the...
by Robin Bates-Mason | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here are some of our favorite native plants for attracting hummingbirds. Plus consider annuals, although not native, annuals offer lots of nectar and blooms all summer. Native Perennials and Shrubs * Trumpet Creeper, Campsis radicans* Oswego Tea, Monarda didyma*...
by Robin Bates-Mason | Dec 19, 2020 | Being More Sustainable
21 Sustainable New Year’s Resolutions Inside Your House 1. If you are not composting at home, start using the new Food Scrap program at New Canaan Transfer Station to divert reusable organic waste from the municipal waste stream. Check out our program here. 2....
