Cape Up the Good Work: Growing the Stewardship Collaborative Summit - November 17, 2021

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Highlighted by keynote speaker Julie Regan, Deputy Director for Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the Take CARE Summit brought together environmentally minded business and civic leaders from across Cape Cod and the Islands. Presenters touched upon a wide array of subjects including composting, sustainable business practices, recycling cooperatives, waste management reports and ecological tourism. Julie’s “ Secret Sauce” focused on a…

Your Business Can Compost

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Black Earth (https://blackearthcompost.com) is a Massachusetts based company dedicated to collecting food scraps from residents, schools, supermarkets and universities throughout southeastern New England. The company's vertically integrated approach to composting, allows them to turn client’s food waste into fresh compost. Black Earth’s quality commitment A broad range on ingredients to support bio-diverse composting No grass clippings that contain herbicides,…

If You Love Cape Cod Display - June 15, 2021

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Look for this display along the Cape Cod Canal at the Herring Run Visitor Center this summer thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers.

Cape Cod Recycles Campaign Kickoff - July 1, 2021

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Take Care's new Cape Cod Recycles messaging campaign was recently kicked off at Kate Gould Park in Chatham. Meg Morris, Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition and Jill Talladay, CARE for the Cape & Islands were joined by Steve Boksanski, MA Beverage Association, Paulette Fehlig, Chatham Recycles and Doug the Quahog. The campaign encourages Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to help in an effort…

Changing Behaviors, Changing the Game: Adjusting to the Single-Use Water Bottle Ban - April 29, 2021

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This second webinar in a series on the Municipal and Commercial single-use water bottle ban on Cape Cod provides concrete examples of how businesses and towns can educate residents and visitors about the bottle bans that take effect in Brewster, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown and Wellfleet September 1, 2021 and in Sandwich December 31, 2021 . https://youtu.be/xufEMWWo4dM

Bottle Ban Resources from other communities

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The speakers from the Plastic Bottles Banned: Now What? webinar have shared some of their materials. This website from Concord, MA offers a variety of resources for other destinations interested in passing bylaws to eliminate single use plastic water bottles. They also produced a "Tap Map" that provides locations around town where water filling stations or businesses that will fill…

Plastic Water Bottles Banned: Now What? - February 25, 2021

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Another webinar in a series from the Cape Cod Stewardship Collaborative. Many Cape Cod towns are instituting plastic water bottle bans. The new bylaws take effect in the fall of 2021 while businesses, town governments, residents and visitors grapple with how to best comply. This webinar convened representatives from nearby business and municipal leaders from Concord and Nantucket, MA that…

Taking CARE of Cape Cod: Can My Business Compost

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A two-part series focused on the impact of organics in our waste stream, what is and isn't compostable and explored composting opportunities on Cape Cod. This video provides an overview. https://vimeo.com/509023179

Canal Clean Sweep: October 9th-October 19th 2020 - October 19, 2020

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CARE for the Cape & Islands partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to clean along the Cape Cod Canal. This socially-distanced volunteer opportunity allowed participants to register online and pick the day, location, and time for their cleanup. This event was a success resulting in the collection of more than 105 lbs. of trash! Thank…

CARE About a Clean Cape & Islands Summit: Take Care Introduction - March 12, 2019

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Take Care was introduced to Cape Cod during the second CARE About a Clean Cape & Islands summit by Meg, Neta Snook, one of the creators of the original campaign. The 50+ attendees worked collaboratively to identify the key areas to focus on when Take Care Cape Cod was adopted on Cape Cod. View this short video for an overview…

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