Starting October 1, LexZeroWaste is pleased to announce that Beijing Chinese Dining at 1709 Mass. Ave in Lexington Center will launch its participation in the ZeroToGo program! ZeroToGo began in the spring of 2023 with one Lexington restaurant, Royal India Bistro. Then Revival Café joined the program in February. LexZeroWaste partners with Arlington-based Recirclable LLC …

LexZeroWaste is all about reducing waste in our lives. And Plastics in particular. Shopping at the Farmer’s Market is not just a great way to support local producers, but it is also a good way to shop for products with less packaging. The first week of August we handed out cotton mesh, reusable produce bags …

Join us for a screening of the “Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics”.  Tues., April 297:00 – 9:00 pm Lexington Venue1794 Mass. Ave Plastic People is an award-winning feature documentary that chronicles humanity’s fraught relationship with plastic and one woman’s mission to expose shocking new revelations about the impact of microplastics on human health. Winner …

LexZeroWaste would like to thank Royal India Bistro and all the participating diners and LexZeroWaste members who helped launch our reusable takeout pilot program ZeroToGo in 2023, and who have successfully diverted over 2500 containers from incineration and landfill so far! Along with Royal India Bistro continuing its participation in ZeroToGo this year, we are …

Wish-cycling is the practice of placing items into recycling bins that cannot be recycled. It stems from the best intentions. You wish or hope that something you’ve bought or use regularly can be recycled. We all like to feel good about our recycling efforts, so much so that perhaps we feel good when our recycling …

Thanks to LexCAN and Cary Library for hosting the film “Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet” and follow-up discussion last night. We were happy to participate and have the opportunity to put together a one-pager that lists actions each of us can take NOW related to Zero Waste and a Circular Economy. For those …

This time of year, each household typically uses 4 rolls of gift wrapping paper. Did you know wrapping paper is usually made of a mix of different paper types, shiny glitter (a microplastic) or foil, and bright dyes? This means wrapping paper can’t be recycled and in n the U.S., about 2.3 million pounds of …

We are excited to announce that ZeroToGo, the pilot program for reusable takeout containers will start again at Royal India Bistro on December 1st. For this second phase of the pilot, we’ll be partnering with Recirclable, LLC to track the reusable containers, and participation will not require LexZeroWaste membership. Read more here.