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DEVENS ECO-EFFICIENCY CENTER Helping area businesses and organizations reduce their environmental impacts and operating costs through education, collaboration and technical assistance. |
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33 Andrews Parkway, Devens, Massachusetts, USA |
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Want to decrease monthly energy bills? EcoStar offers services that can help!
Ž Employee Outreach and Education - Achieve savings by powering down the office Ž Benchmark Building's Energy Use - Establish a baseline to track and measure progress Ž Professional Facility Energy Audit - Assess boilers, furnaces, compressors, lighting, more
Service are free for Devens businesses and EcoStar members. Learn more about these services. |
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Devens Eco-Efficiency Center named the 2010 Environmental Energy Achievement Award Winner by the Environmental Business Council of New England
The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center is the proud recipient of an award for Outstanding Environmental Energy Achievement from the Environmental Business Council, New England in recognition of outstanding environmental-energy achievement for the development and operation of the Devens Eco-Efficiency center and the EcoStar program. |
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Attending the June, 2010,Environmental Business Council, New England award ceremony were (L to R): Peter Lowitt, Lisa McLaughlin, Senator Jamie Eldridge, Dan Moon (EBCNE President), Bill Marshall (Devens Enterprise Commission Chairman), Dona Neely, and Russ Smith. |
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Page Last Updated: May 4, 2012 |
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Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center |
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Location: 9 Cook Street, Devens, MA
Hours: Open March through December from 9AM–12PM on the first Wednesday and following Saturday of the month.
Website: www.devenshhw.com
Contact info: info@devenshhw.com 978-501-3943
Next Opening: May 5, 2012 |
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The Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collections Center is open in Devens and is a regional service that makes it easier for residents of Ayer, Bolton, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, and Townsend to properly manage toxic waste such as unused floor cleaners, leftover pool chemicals, and button batteries, providing additional protection to drinking water supplies, and delivering operational and financial savings to the participating towns. |
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Disposal fees for residents of member towns will be $40 for up to 10 gallons or 10 pounds of material (half car) or $60 for up to 25 gallons or 25 pounds of product. Residents are encouraged to partner with neighbors to achieve savings.
In addition to the nine towns’ combined residential population of approximately 65,000, the Collection Center is also available to businesses that do not exceed DEP’s threshold for Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQGs) and generate less than 220 pounds (approximately 27 gallons) of ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, or hazardous waste or waste oil per month and no acutely hazardous waste. There are an estimated 300 firms in the region that could benefit from this new service. Firms are required to pre-register via email or phone. Firm disposal fees will be based on the materials being managed.
Check out the Collection Center website for more details including what materials the facility does and doesn’t accept. |
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How Can the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center Help You? Want to make your business more environmentally friendly and reduce expenses? Do you have an idea for a sustainability topic for future workshop training sessions or roundtables? Do you have a routine waste stream that has reuse potential for another organization? Contact Dona Neely, Director of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center, to talk about what the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center can do for your business.
Also check out our Services page. If you don't see a sustainability service that meets your needs, contact us. Our wide network of technical, governmental and educational organization contacts allows us to expand our services and help you partner with the right organizations. |
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Upcoming Roundtables:
Environmental Health and Safety May 25, 2012 8:00AM to 9:30AM 33 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA Conf. Rm 1 Topic: TBA Save the date! RSVP now by emailing donaneely@ecostardevens.com or calling Dona at 978-772-8831 x3304. . |
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Devens Eco-Efficiency Center to Help Businesses Reduce Waste – of Resources and Money The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center has received a Solid Waste Management Grant of $25,100 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Utilities Program to provide a range of programs and technical assistance designed to enable businesses to save money by reducing the amount of solid waste they send to the landfill.
Services to be made available free of charge to the commercial, industrial, and not-for-profit entities in Devens until September 2012, include:
Q Waste audits and waste reduction plans; Q Educational materials, workshops and engagement programs; Q Establishment or expansion of internal recycle programs; Q Organics separation program for facilities with food waste; Q Repurpose of reusable materials in the waste stream; and Q Community-wide pallet recycling program.
Learn more about this grant. The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center has helped firms reduce their waste management costs by as much as 50% by implementing programs that reduce waste, increase recycling, and divert materials with reuse potential. The Center’s Great Exchange program enables partnerships that repurpose nearly 100 tons of materials annually and provide participants with more than $70,000 in savings from avoided expenses.
The mission of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center is to help establishments reduce operating costs and environmental impacts by delivering education, enabling collaboration and providing technical services. Dona Neely, Executive Director of the non-profit entity, explains “the goal of the services that the Center provides is to help make resources – economic, material and environmental – last longer.” The organization was created in 2007 to expand the sustainability assistance that was being provided through the EcoStar program.
To learn more about the above listed waste-reduction services and the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center, contact Dona Neely at donaneely@ecostardevens.com or 978-772-8831 x3304. |
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Devens Eco-Efficiency Center 2011 Annual Report Click here to view the report which highlights the many accomplishments of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center over the past year and our plans big for 2012! From the new Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center, to the Great Exchange and educational roundtable forums, the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center has been busy helping area businesses and organizations reduce their environmental impacts and operating costs. |
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NEW COMPOSTING SERVICES* The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center now offers organizations a variety of education, technical assistance and support for implementing composting programs in Devens and surrounding area towns. Check out our new COMPOSTING webpage for more details and to take advantage of our FREE composting technical assistance.
*These composting services are being partially funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. |
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Devens Eco-Efficiency Center in the News!
Dona Neely, Director of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center, briefed the Devens Enterprise Commission (DEC) on the various green initiatives underway in and around the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone (DREZ). After the presentation, the commissioners heaped praise on Neely's work. Neely reported on the "The Great Exchange" program she oversees. Through the Great Exchange, Devens has diverted tones of material and saved numerous companies within Devens and in the surrounding regions a great deal of money on disposal and purchasing costs. Read full article here.
The Devens Hilton Garden Inn's Great American Grill Restaurant and their new composting program was also recently featured in an article in the Ayer Public Spirit. |
