Green Committee approves February minutes, plans plastic-ban exploration.
Egremont Green Committee approves plastic-ban exploration with TURI and BRPC support. Chair Emily Eyre and members heard a presentation from Jaymie Zapata on single-use plastic ban templates covering bags, bottles, polystyrene, and takeout items, with enforcement through the Board of Health. The
Green Committee · Meeting of March 17, 2026
Egremont Green Committee approves plastic-ban exploration with TURI and BRPC support. Chair Emily Eyre and members heard a presentation from Jaymie Zapata on single-use plastic ban templates covering bags, bottles, polystyrene, and takeout items, with enforcement through the Board of Health. The committee approved a Water Department weatherization grant totaling approximately forty thousand dollars, with approximately thirty-one thousand dollars from the Green Communities grant and approximately nine thousand dollars from National Grid.
Upcoming events include an April 18 roadside cleanup, a May 16 hazardous waste collection day at the Great Barrington Transfer Station, and committee attendance at the March 24 Mass Recycle Conference in Boxborough.
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Source: the Green Committee meeting of March 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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