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An organic lawn care demonstration in Stoneham Center.

TURI just announced the award of $25,000 each to four Massachusetts community organizations. The project teams will educate the public about safer products to avoid the negative health effects of toxics used in nail salons, cleaning products and on lawns. Read the press release.

The organizations are:

• Brazilian Women's Group, Allston - The project team will conduct training sessions in Portuguese and English that demonstrate how to mix cleaning solutions using safer ingredients. 
• Montachusett Opportunity Council, Fitchburg - Serving 30 cities and towns, MOC will reach approximately 2,500 individuals, including seniors and young parents of children, about toxins in household cleaning products and safer, less expensive alternatives. 
• Norfolk County 7 - The group will host a regional conference to educate nail shop owners and workers about the health effects of toxics such as acetone, formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate and more.
• Pioneer Valley  Commission - Designated areas in five municipal parks in Hampshire and Hampden counties will transition from the use of synthetic petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides to organic practices and materials.

Did You Know?

• TURI hosted the "Toxics Use Reduction Community Conference: Sharing Successes and Networking." Recipients of past grants presented successful projects to help teach others how they can do the same.Learn more and download presentation materials.

• Our Community Tip Sheets are now available in Vietnamese, Spanish, and Portuguese, please follow the links on the right to download.

• TURI continues to award grants to dry cleaners who eliminate their use of the solvent perchloroethylene (or perc) and switch to professional wet cleaning. Find out more.