Recycling/Greener Gateway News & Announcements

Climate 101

Improving Residential and Business Energy Efficiency as a Necessary Climate Change Solution

 A Learning Event at the Lee Library. Saturday, January 27, 11 am - 1 pm J. Peter Scolforo Gallery/Meeting RoomFree and open to anyone... more ››

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Guide

The Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Guide printed by the Berkshire Eagle in November 2023 is sponsored by the Springfield Materials Recycling... more ››

Tips for Having a Green Holiday

Do you want to reduce your waste this holiday season, check out our... more ››

Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) Events Coming Up

The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), founded in 1941 with a local office in Stockbridge, is dedicated to protecting the environmental... more ››

Garden

Lee Community Gardens

A local non-profit founded in November 2020,
LCG is dedicated to addressing food insecurity for
both people and pollinators... more ››

compost

The 24/7/365 compost hopper at Meadow Farm just got a facelift

Did you know that Lee residents can drop off compostables in a hopper outside the Meadow Farm gate 24/7/365 FOR FREE? Well... more ››

Butt

Four more cigarette butt collectors should help keep downtown more butt free

You wouldn't believe how many cigarette butts mar our roadsides and sidewalks downtown. The Greener Gateway Committee just added four more... more ››

Invasive plant

Help needed with fall cleanup of downtown gardens. Please join us Saturday November 25th and work off a bit of your Thanksgiving dinner.

Please join the Lee Greener Gateway Committee Saturday November 25th from 1l am to 1 pm to take care of gardens around downtown,... more ››

Food Waste 101 Webinar - held May 19 2021 - offered a wealth of practical information. We recorded it so you can watch it now.

Originally planned as a live event by the Lee Chamber of Commerce, Lee Greener Gateway Committee, Recycling Works, the Berkshire Zero Waste... more ››

Consumers' Guide to the Plastics Bylaws that Went into Effect in May 2017

The plastic shopping bag and polystyrene container bylaws went into effect May 12th 2017.