April 17-18, 2021 The Nantucket Litter Derby is back! Add To My Calendar Over three and a half tons of litter was collected in just 5 hours by 24 teams during the first annual Nantucket Litter Derby i…
DPW Textile Collection Events
March 21 April 18 May 16 June 20 On the third Sunday of every month at the DPW Take-It-or-Leave-It (TIOLI), from 8 AM-Noon Brought to you by the Department of Public Works Due to the pandemic closing …
Eric and Wendy Schmidt launch global talent corps for teenagers
Published by Fast Company BY STEPHANIE MEHTA ON NOVEMBER 16, 2020 In an exclusive interview, the former Google CEO and his wife unveil details of Rise, part of their $1 billion charitable commitment t…
Solving Plastic Pollution
Published on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation YouTube channel on October 4, 2020 Solving Plastic Pollution | Narrated by Sir David Attenborough & Dame Ellen MacArthur Solutions to tackle plastic pol…
The US launches a national Plastics Pact, supported by all sectors
Published by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation BY ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION ON AUGUST 25, 2020 The Foundation’s Plastics Pact network expands further today with the launch of the U.S. Plastics Pact at C…
Microplastics on Nantucket
October 27, 2020 6 pm on YouTube Brought to you by the Department of Public Works and UMass Boston The live YouTube-based event will be an examination and discussion on microplastics and their occurre…
Let’s have a Safe & Healthy Halloween!
Brought to you by the Town of Nantucket Halloween Guidance The Town of Nantucket recommends that people follow the “Halloween guidance” issued by the state; and, adhere to the Nantucket Board of Healt…
Blooms driven by climate change threaten to smother marine life in Arabian Sea
Published in Mongabay BY MALAVIKA VYAWAHARE ON OCTOBER 7, 2020 On Feb. 26, 2003, a group of scientists set out to sea from Goa, India, on a routine mission. They called it “sea truthing,” verifying da…