Climate Change in Worcester


Check your household carbon footprint with the EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator
Dive deeper into Green Worcester's emissions reductions
Learn about Massachusetts's climate goals

Clean Energy


Choose 100% renewable energy sources through the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program
Explore Mass Save rebates and incentives for residential renewable energy
Use Mass Save energy saving tips to reduce costs, waste, and emissions
Find out if your home or business is a good fit for solar

Buildings


Request a Mass Save no-cost Home Energy Assessment
Explore Mass Save residential rebates and incentives
Upgrade your heating and cooling equipment and invest in clean appliances

Healthy Watersheds


Sign up for the Worcester Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative
Use the Boots and Boats Decontamination Stations
Practice native landscaping to mitigate invasives
Check out the Indian Lake Watershed Association
Visit the Lake Quinsigamond Watershed Association
Explore the Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association

Equity & Resilience


Use the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit to learn about climate resilience and identify risks and actions
Build a ready-to-go emergency kit
Prepare for extreme heat

Mobility & Transportation


Get active and walk or bike to your destination
Explore federal tax incentives for electric vehicles

Towards Zero Waste


Reduce a reliance on single-use items, and reuse items as many times as possible
Check the Recyclopedia to ensure you're recycling right and not contaminating the recycling stream.
Use the Beyond the Bin directory to learn where to bring items for reuse or resale.
Consider purchasing items made from recycled materials for your home or business using the Massachusetts Environmentally Preferable Products and Service Guide
Start composting in your own backyard with an Earth Machine, available for purchase at the Worcester Drop-Off Center
Five young adults pose for a photo with the Casella recycling truck.

Youth workers from Worcester Green Corps helped us share information about recycling contamination with residents.