1.0Mothers Out Fronthttps://www.mothersoutfront.orgAlison Plantehttps://www.mothersoutfront.org/author/alisontreblecove-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nlNXnvVU9Q"><a href="https://www.mothersoutfront.org/news/brooklines-composting-task-force/">Brookline’s Composting Task Force</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mothersoutfront.org/news/brooklines-composting-task-force/embed/#?secret=nlNXnvVU9Q" width="600" height="338" title="“Brookline’s Composting Task Force” — Mothers Out Front" data-secret="nlNXnvVU9Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.mothersoutfront.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SWAC.jpeg27471921In November 2021, Town Meeting voted favorably on a warrant article calling on Brookline's Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) to research and propose a plan by November 2022 to expand the Town's mandatory recycling program to include all compostable organic waste. SWAC formed a volunteer Composting Task Force, comprised of 5 members (3 of whom were members of Brookline Mothers Out Front) along with significant support from DPW staff. Last month, the Compost Task Force submitted its report to SWAC, which unanimously approved it and sent it to Town Meeting.