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What are the big green bins popping up in Boston neighborhoods? A new option drop off food waste.
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“Project Oscar” just expanded into Beacon Hill, Fenway, and the West End, bringing the total amount of locations to 20.
Beacon Hill, Fenway, and the West End are the latest neighborhoods to become home to a city-run compost bin for residents to drop off their food waste for free.
“Project Oscar” has expanded rapidly in the past year, said Madeline Montgomery, the zero waste program coordinator with the city’s waste reduction team. At this time in 2024, the project boasted 14 locations. Now, with the three latest additions that opened in June, there are 20 compost bins across the city.
“We’ve gotten a lot of feedback that residents want more of these bins, and they would like them to be more accessible,” Montgomery said. “We’ve really been listening to folks and just understanding, like what’s working for them and like where they would like them to be.”
So far this year, the city has collected more than 108,000 pounds of food scraps, Montgomery said. Black Earth Compost collects the scraps to make compost, which the New England company then sells the compost to local farmers, according to the city.
While some residents can sign up for the free, curbside composting program, Montgomery said Bostonians living in large residential buildings with more than six units aren’t eligible. Instead, those residents can use the neighborhood compost bins.
Things like food scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags, flowers, paper products, and wine corks can be put in the Oscar bins instead of in regular trash receptacles. Montgomery said separating food scraps can benefit the environment, soil health, and keep the trash from stinking up the kitchen.
But, pizza boxes, oils, pet waste, compostable diapers, cigarette butts, yard waste, dryer lint, styrofoam, plastic bags, and charcoal should not be put into the bins, the city warns. Higher contamination rates means the city has to pay extra to have the compost properly disposed of, Montgomery said.
After a pilot program, the team chose to give all the bins locks, which residents can open. The lock combination is 214.
“We need to make sure that this program is sustainable, and making sure that the food scraps that are put in here by these residents, we want to make sure it’s actually getting composted,’ Montgomery said. “When there’s less contamination, we can better ensure that it’s getting composted.”
The bins are in most of Boston’s neighborhoods, including three in Brighton and two in Jamaica Plain, as well as at City Hall Plaza in Charlestown, Chinatown, East Boston, South End, South Boston, Roxbury, Roslindale, the North End, and Mission Hill.
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The FIFA World Cup is coming to Massachusetts, and when it comes to having a place for people to hang out together, there will be a free fan zone where everyone can celebrate the big event.
Seven World Cup matches will take place at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA this summer, and the first one is right around the corner, to be played on June 13, with Scotland taking on Haiti.
Fan Zones are a public space to watch the game for people who don’t have tickets to the actual game. Held in public places, they broadcast the mach on giant screens to offer an immersive experience to watch the game, according to FIFA>
“At the heart of FIFA Fan Festival Boston, (a) Cultural Showcase will ignite the stage with a vibrant celebration of the spirit, creativity, and cultural heartbeat of Boston and communities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” FIFA said.
Where will the fan zone be located when the World Cup games start in just 11 days?
Where is the World Cup fan zone going to be in Massachusetts?
The official FIFA Fan Festival for the 2026 World Cup in Boston will be located at Boston City Hall Plaza at 1 City Hall Sq. Boston, MA.
“The festival will run daily from June 12 through June 27, offering live match broadcasts, cultural showcases, food vendors, and entertainment,” according to FIFA.
The fan zone will open between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will stay open until after dark, between 8:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. according to reports.
Activities at the fan zone
Here are some of the offerings at the fan zone in Boston, according to the FIFA website:
- Live broadcasts: Giant outdoor screens that broadcast tournament matches in high-definition.
- Entertainment & music: Live concerts, DJ sets, and performances celebrating global culture.
- Interactive activations: Skills challenges, mini-pitches, inflatable games, and sponsor booths.
- Food & merch: International food stalls, local beverage offerings, and official tournament merchandise.
How to go to the fan zone
While the game is free, you do need to register in advance.
“You can select which days and matches you plan to attend through the FIFA World Cup Boston 2026 website or the Meet Boston events page. Up to six people can register on a single application,” the World Cup Boston website says.
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So you’re saying there’s a chance? Despite an abysmal start to the 2026 season, the Boston Red Sox remain in the mix for a playoff spot. At least according to FanGraphs, who gives the club a 27.1% chance of reaching the postseason.
Boston’s likely path to October means winning the wild card. FanGraphs gives the Red Sox a 26.1% chance of winning an American League wild card. The team currently sits threes games back of the third and final wild card, despite a record of 25-33.
Don’t look for a division title this year in Beantown. FanGraphs gives the Red Sox a 1% chance of winning the AL East. Which makes sense, since the team currently sits in last place, 11.5 games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.
But SI’s Tom Verducci and Will Laws thinks Boston has a much tougher chance of making the playoffs. In their deep dive of the postseason, the pair came up with what they call the “Line of Doom.” According to their research, a team that starts “no better than 23–31 and your season is almost over only one-third of the way through the schedule.” Here’s why.
“In the wild card era (since 1995), only one team made the postseason starting with less than 22 wins in the first 54 games, the 2005 Astros (20–34). Of the 231 teams to start 23–31 or worse, only seven made the playoffs—once every 33 times,” Verducci and Laws note.
“Since the postseason field expanded in 2022, 31 teams began 23–31 or worse. Only one, the 2024 Mets (22–32), made the playoffs. That leaves such slow starters with a 1 in 31 chance—virtually the same as the larger sample size,” the pair add.
“The fact is one-third of the season does a good job separating pretenders from contenders. And as the calendar flips to June, understand that the playoff spots won’t change very much. In the four seasons with 12 playoff spots up for grabs, teams in playoff position when May ended kept a playoff spot 73% of the time—35 of 48 teams,” Verducci and Laws conclude.
So what does this have to do with the Red Sox, you ask? It’s Boston’s record after 54 games: 23-31. The “Line of Doom.”
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