Daily Archives: April 9, 2019

Monday, May 6 – Leaf and Yard Waste Scheduled Pickups Begin

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Here we go for 2019. Beginning May 6 and continuing through December 6, the City of Boston will be picking up Leaf and Yard Waste. If you have two recycling days per week, collection is on the FIRST recycling day of the week. Collection is every other week, and leaf and yard waste left curbside on alternate weeks will not be collected. If you want to compost, you may buy backyard compost bins and kitchen scrap buckets at Boston Building Resources, 100 Terrace Street in Mission Hill, but remember, if you are in an area with a high rat density, composting may not be a good option.

Use large paper bags or open barrels labeled “yard waste” but do not use plastic bags. Tie branches (3 foot maximum length, 1 inch maximum width) with string. Do not put branches in barrels. And please, no dirt!

For more information visit http://boston.gov/trash

Thursday, April 18, 6:00 pm – Feeding Europe Under British Rationing: Relief Efforts For the Continent After the Second World War

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The Pepin Lecture Series in Food Studies and Gastronomy, cosponsored by Jacques Pepin and Boston University’s Master of Liberal Arts Program in Gastronomy, continues on Thursday, April 18 at 6 with a free lecture at 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 313, examining the complexities of Britain’s post-World War II position through the lens of its food relief to Europe. Specifically, it will investigate the efforts made by the Council of British Societies for Relief Abroad, which worked with the British government, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, and voluntary societies to feed the women and children of Europe, particularly those living in Germany and Austria. The discussion will demonstrate the ways that relief initiatives shifted over time due to domestic considerations, British foreign policies, and international relations. Attendees will gain a vital new perspective on Britain’s transatlantic relations and the tensions between the United States and Europe in the early days of the Cold War. For more information visit http://bu.edu/foodandwine