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Press Release: Town of Ipswich Introduces Novel Mechanism to Bring Clean Energy Upgrades to Homes

By |2023-09-05T16:51:10-04:00September 5th, 2023|Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Innovation, News, Press Release, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized|

Primary Contact: Ashley Muspratt, CET President Ashley.Muspratt@cetonline.orgcreate new email For Immediate Release Town of Ipswich Introduces Novel Mechanism to Bring Clean Energy Upgrades to Homes Through utility cooperation, new program will enable homeowners and renters to enjoy benefits of energy efficient upgrades Ipswich—In a first for Massachusetts, the town of Ipswich, through the Ipswich Electric Light

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Press Release: New Seasons Market Combats Wasted Food

By |2023-07-27T12:01:27-04:00July 21st, 2023|Creative reuse, Food Waste, Green for Business, Press Release, Waste Diversion, Zero Waste|

Can you upcycle rotisserie chicken? With sustainability at front of mind, New Seasons Market and its 19 locations started implementing wasted food tracking and diversion strategies in 2021. Since then, efforts have grown from simply tracking wasted food, to implementing strategies to reduce waste, including repurposing rotisserie chicken and piloting upcycling programs for ground

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Press Release: The Center for EcoTechnology Helps Kneads Bakery, Café, and Mill Implement Waste Reduction Practices

By |2023-03-17T14:02:03-04:00March 17th, 2023|Composting, Food Donation, Food Waste, Green for Business, News, Press Release, Waste Diversion, Zero Waste|

Throughout 2022, Kneads Bakery, Café, and Mill received assistance from the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) in furthering their sustainability practices, resulting in the diversion of approximately 90 pounds of food waste weekly from disposal – which translates to roughly 75 meals for our community. Read more about their progress below.

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Village Market: An Example of Waste Reduction in Action

By |2023-03-01T08:44:26-05:00February 24th, 2023|Composting, Food Waste, Green for Business, Press Release, Waste Diversion|

In 2019 U.S. businesses generated approximately 50 million tons of surplus food – the equivalent of 80 billion meals, representing a $244 billion loss across the food service, retail, manufacturing, and farm sectors (ReFED). Food makes up over 20% of all waste disposed of in Connecticut and represents the single biggest opportunity to divert

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Kneads Bakery, Café, and Mill’s Perfect Recipe for Waste Reduction

By |2023-01-19T16:57:56-05:00January 13th, 2023|Composting, Food Donation, Food Waste, Green for Business, News, Press Release, Uncategorized, Waste Diversion, Zero Waste|

Right off Interstate 95, moments from the Saugatuck River, in Westport, Connecticut, sits Kneads Bakery, Café, and Mill. Kneads is all about local ingredients, quality food, and community. They began their own recycling efforts to reduce and divert waste wherever possible, but knew they wanted to do more. Sustainable Westport connected Kneads with the

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