Join Go Green Wilmette at their community fair Going Green Matters for easy-to-implement ideas to save money and benefit the environment.
What: View the latest eco-cars, bicycles, LED bulbs, home energy efficiencies and more at this community fair. Experts will be on-hand to answer questions about composting, gardening, and to discuss the contents of food, personal care products, air and water. Donate electronics, Styrofoam and gently used children’s books for recycling. For more details or to donate or volunteer, visit Go Green Wilmette’s website.
When: Sunday, March 10
Where: Woman’s Club of Wilmette, 930 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette
The Organization: Go Green Wilmette works to raise environmental awareness in Wilmette and to inspire residents, village government, businesses and other organizations to take action to make a significant environmental difference.
Through their recycling efforts, Go Green Wilmette has diverted more than 100,000 pounds of electronics, 16 vanloads of Styrofoam, hundreds of fluorescent light bulbs and countless household batteries from Illinois landfills. The recycling and re-use of these materials reduces soil and ground water contamination and reduces the need for extracting more oil and metals from the earth.
They provides residents with valuable information to demonstrate how everyday activities affect the environment. They also demonstrate how small changes in the choices we all make can immediately benefit our homes, communities and the environment at large.
