Cleaner Greener Hingham committee charts its 2026-27 environmental education and sustainability agenda. The committee reviewed five priorities including increasing Black Earth compost signups from 178 to 250 by November per Sara Gordon, the Black Earth residential pickup coordinator. Co-Chair
Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee sets five environmental priorities and welcomes new members. Co-chair Janice McPhillips led the July 16 meeting, which added Kathleen Scannel and Nicolaas (Nick) Barrett to the committee. The board established goals including 250 new Black Earth Composting signups
Cleaner Greener Hingham pursues plastic reduction policies in nearby towns. The Committee assigned Maria Zade to contact Hanover High School student Lexie Schiller, who led that town's recent plastic bag ban, about expanding efforts to include plastic water bottles. Mark Engel will research
Hingham environmental committee targets 250 Black Earth composting households by October. The Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee set the enrollment goal with a coordinated email outreach campaign; committee members Janice McPhillips, Maria Zade, and Peter Swanson will lead geographically specific
Hingham Cleaner Greener Committee schedules April 11 cleanup, expands composting programs. Co-chair Janice McPhillips and committee members approved minutes from the March 12 meeting and outlined 2026 education goals including articles and social media outreach. Black Earth residential compost
Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee removes member for lack of attendance. Co-Chair Janice McPhillips opened the remote Zoom meeting with Michael Poling, Mark Engel, Maria Zade, and Peter Swason present; the committee voted to remove David Jones due to attendance issues and acknowledged Tony George's
Cleaner Greener Hingham approves 2025 annual report, schedules cleanup event. The committee, led by Co-chair Janice McPhillips, received an update on the Black Earth curbside food waste composting program, which has attracted 10 residential signups and collected 0.36 tons of waste from Hingham High
Hingham's environmental committee plans push for home composting. The Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee agreed to staff the Transfer Station on January 29 and February 1 to promote the Black Earth residential pilot program, which has enrolled 115 households toward a target of 250. The committee
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