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To raise environmental awareness, inspire people to take action, and create a more sustainable community.
Helping Wilmette Go Green Since 2006
Gillson Beach Clean Up
August 8th – – 9 to 11 AM
Gillson South Beach at Gate #3
Join us for a beach clean up! Tools provided
THE Wilmette Block Party
August 29th – – noon to 5PM
We wouldn’t want to miss the biggest event of the summer! Stop by our booth
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Farmers Market Week!
August 2-8
Following recent food contamination scares, it`s comforting to have a relationship with the person who grows your produce. Unless you grow it yourself, which we highly recommend, the best place to have a conversation with a grower or her representative is at a farmers market.
We have some great ones on the North Shore. Wilmette`s and Evanston`s happen on Saturdays and Skokie`s on Sundays. Several, including at Ravinia and in Northbrook, happen on weekdays as well.
At the market, you can ask how produce is grown, how the farmer controls pests and how to prepare your bounty. Farmers markets help local economies and preserve farmland from development. Often, farmers selling at markets also adopt more sustainable farming practices.
The Farmers Market Coalition is urging markets to celebrate and spread the word during Farmers Market Week, so go out and support independent farmers who make the choice to grow food directly for you.
And bring your own product bags!
Donation Opportunities at this weekend`s Wilmette Art Fair!
Attendees are invited to bring their gently used art to the festival, where it will be donated to the Chicago Furniture Bank.
Donations can be brought to the Wilmette Ave/Poplar area of the festival
Curbside Electronics Recycling Week of August 17th The Village`s waster hauler, LRS, will collect E-waste at your home during this special updcoming collection. Participate by submitting an E-waste collection request by 5pm on Friday, August 7: call 844-633-3577 or sign-up online here. LRS will offer hazardous waste collection during the month of September, and registration will be open beginning July 31 at . The website will share additional information about acceptable materials, proper material handling, and how collection scheduling works.
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There are many ways to help make Wilmette a wonderful environment in which to live and volunteering with Go Green Wilmette is a good place to start! We have opportunities for individuals to have an impact. Or, maybe your school/church youth group is looking to earn service hours. Beach Clean Ups and Habitat workdays are just a couple of ways you can really roll up your sleeves, dig in and make a tangible difference. If you have a particular area of interest or a skill to share, please contact us! We’d love to talk with you and determine how best you can work with us
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Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette
In 2021, the Village of Wilmette approved a Sustainability Plan for our village and part of that plan is to engage with local businesses about ways in which to make every business more sustainable.
This plan dovetails perfectly with the mission of GGW. GGW is offering Wilmette businesses a FREE consultation with our GGW board members on how you might want to make some small but significant changes to your business processes to be more sustainable!
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