How Green Is Stoneham?

Does Stoneham make it easy for you to live an earth-friendly lifestyle? What do you wish was different?

Towns across the country are getting new recycling centers, giving away rain barrels and installing parking meters with solar panels. Here at Patch, we want to know: What makes Stoneham green? The city has made an effort to go green in its own operations, including the Public Works Department going to single stream recycling, allowing residents to put all their recyclables in one container rather than having to separate them. TELL US: What does Stoneham do to help you go green? Do you use any resources from the town to stay green? Share in the comments below.

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Stoneham Middle School in Recycling Competition

Stoneham Middle School is facing off against Bearden Public Schools from Bearden, AR in a “Recycling Rumble,” Feb. 13-Apr. 15, 2013, to raise money by recycling, and for the chance to earn cash and win an Apple iPad compliments of the national fundraising

Single Stream Recycling Has Come to Stoneham

Residents can now put all their recyclables in one container if they choose.

Selectmen Considering Trash Fee Reduction

The Stoneham Board of Selectmen discussed possibly reducing the trash fee at their meeting on Tuesday night at Town Hall.

The Stoneham Board of Selectmen are looking into possibly reducing the town's trash fee. During Tuesday night's Selectmen's session at Town Hall, Town Administrator David Ragucci said that Stoneham has been "trending downward on the tonage" in terms of garbage disposal. Ragucci and Selectman Robert Sweeney explained that due to this fact, they were in favor of the initiative to reduce garage fees for a majority of residents. Ragucci and Sweeney explained they supported a $20 reduction effective July 1 as long as we current levels. Ragucci also pointed out that the reduction "may come back if the tonage increases." Ragucci and Sweeney discussed how the reduction will affect current full-rate residents and not those on a flat, unadjustable …

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Patch Picks

What Are Five Ways to Be Green in the Stoneham Area?

Post a comment or email your recommendation to mark.ouellette@patch.com.

For Thurday's edition of Patch Picks, we want to know: What are five ways to be green in the Stoneham area? Got some interesting recycling ideas or energy-saving initiatives? Let us know about them by posting a comment below or email mark.ouellette@patch.com. Also, do you have a great idea for a future topic to feature on Patch Picks? Tell us in the comments.

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Selectmen Set Rates For $1.6 Million Trash Fee

Rates for the trash fee were established by the Stoneham Board of Selectmen Tuesday night, with the issue to be readdressed in the weeks before the fee takes effect July 1.

It appears that there will indeed be a trash fee coming to Stoneham after all. Following concerns at their meeting last week over what the details of the fee passed in January might entail, the Stoneham Board of Selectmen approved a more specific version of the trash fee at their meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall. The fee, which goes into effect July 1, is now set with the Stoneham Housing Authority paying a total of $30,000 toward the $1.6 million fee, while individual home owners will pay $240 and condominium and apartment owners with dumpsters that opt into public trash pickup would pay $150 per year. However, the $240 fee will depend largely on how many condominium and apartment units in town decide to opt into using public trash …

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Recycle Your Appliances Saturday

Proceeds from the recycling collection will benefit the Reeves School. Event is open to all residents of Massachusetts.

It’s almost spring and with that comes spring cleaning, right? To help you along, there is an appliance recycling collection this weekend.  The collection will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Reeves Elementary School, 240 Lexington St., Woburn. Former Woburn alderman Paul Medeiros coordinated the collection with a Massachusetts company that will collect appliances at drop-off sites set up throughout the city at various times throughout the year. These coordinated pick-ups will give residents the opportunity to recycle appliances at a cheaper rate, while benefiting local organizations. Saturday’s collection will benefit the Reeves School and its PTO programs and projects. Also, a portion of the proceeds from these collections …

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