In 2016, the Town of Weston established a Select Committee for Sustainability to increase awareness of our impact on global warming, to encourage the community to establish energy conservation goals, and reduce our consumption of fossil fuels. Today, rebranded as The Sustainable Weston Committee, we work together with the Board of Selectmen and town boards, commissions, committees, and departments to develop sound environmental policies and practices for Weston that will honor and strengthen the health, sustainability, and resiliency of our community.  We seek to be responsible stewards by preserving and protecting Weston’s valuable natural resources — our wildlife, woodlands, air, water and soil — for today’s residents and future generations and by reducing Weston's impact on the global environment and climate.  Through events and outreach, we connect with and educate Weston residents and businesses on ways to live and work more sustainably.  We recognize that ecological sustainability and social justice must be considered together in any healthy community. The Sustainable Weston Committee partners with the Sustainable Weston Schools Committee to seek efficiencies and synergies as we develop initiatives to achieve our common goals.

Members of The Sustainable Weston Committee are Weston residents appointed by the Board of Selectmen.  We meet monthly, usually on the second Wednesday of each month.  Our meetings are posted on the Town Calendar and are open to the public.

• 10 Ways Weston Residents can be more Sustainable and About Us

• Sustainable Living Action Challenge

Invasives: 

Visit the UCONN Invasive Plant Working Group: https://cipwg.uconn.edu/

Sign up for the Pulling Together Invasive Workshops: https://forms.gle/rVDU44LFte9bodLn8

Join the Pollinator Pathway: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/weston

Websites that we recommend:

• https://www.ctwoodlands.org
•  https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org
•  https://www.invasive.org
•  https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org
•  https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov
•  https://www.conservect.org/ctrivercoastal

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Be water wise in 5 Easy Steps: 

Starting in your home and Yard:

• Take the Water Smart Pledge
• Join the Pollinator Pathway
• Build a Rain Garden
• Install Pervious Paving

• Weston Water Talk 2021

News:

Sustainable Weston Action Plan (SWAP) - You still have time!

Sustainable Weston Town Committee

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook at:  

Instagram: @Sustainable_Weston

Facebook: @SustainableWeston

Please recycle your “non-redeemable" glass separately from the mixed recycling in accordance with the new recycling program by the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, launched in August 2021. 

You may bring your glass to your the transfer station (237 Godfrey Road East, Weston, Tues-Sat 8AM-2:30PM), along with your redeemable cans/bottles ; or contact a local hauler who provides the service at the curb.

Click here for more information on the new Glass recycling rationale and guidelines from HRRA

See attached What’s IN What’s OUT recycling guideline.

Meeting Videos

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