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Posts Tagged: waste
Webinar: Make Your Home More Sustainable While You’re Stuck There
Join SCARCE founder Kay McKeen in a webinar to help you with simple tips to make your home… Read more »
Where is Away? 2020 Postponed
This class has been postponed due to site visit restrictions from COVID-19. We hope to reschedule all or… read more
Holiday Clean Up, Green Up: How to Avoid Dumping the Decorations
The holidays have come and gone and now it’s time to put away the decorations. Don’t let your decorating… Read more »
How to Recycle Contact Lenses
SCARCE does NOT accept contact lenses or packaging. According to the CDC about 45 million Americans wear contact… Read more »
Aurora Electronics Recycling
Registration is required. This event is limited to Aurora residents only – ID is required. Each car is… Read more »
September Adopt-A-Beach
People all over the Great Lakes are cleaning up beaches next month for September Adopt-a-Beach. We’d love for… Read more »
Intro to Zero Waste
Registration open! Do you want to cut the amount of trash you or your family makes and reduce… Read more »
Webinar: Organic Waste Bans
An Analysis of Existing Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities The Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic (Harvard FLPC) and… Read more »
Intro to Zero Waste
Registration open! Do you want to cut the amount of trash you or your family makes and reduce… Read more »
Zero Waste Workshop – FULL
This workshop has reached capacity. Check our calendar for a second date TBA! Do you want to cut… Read more »
Pumpkin Smash Brings in Record Haul
The 5th annual Pumpkin Smash offered residents 38 locations across Illinois where they could green their Halloween by… Read more »
Webinar: Bike-Powered Food Scrap Collection
Bike-powered food scrap collectors are one of the fastest growing sectors of the food recovery industry. We’ve identified at… Read more »
October Eco-Extraordinaires
Check out this month’s local leaders in green. Do you know a DuPage County organization or person that… Read more »
Sustainability Seminar: Looking Ahead at Solar Panel Recycling in Illinois
Location: Online or Conference room at Illinois Sustainable Technology Center – 1 Hazelwood Dr in Champaign Speakers: Nancy Holm, Assistant… Read more »
Storm Drain Medallions: A Simple Environmental Service Project with Lasting Impact
Are you looking to make a difference for the environment and your community? Protect local waterways and educate… Read more »
Plogging Can Help You and the Planet Get in Better Shape
Though it seemed like it may never come, it is finally summer. The beautiful weather combined with swimsuit… Read more »
Pumpkin Smash 2018
Don’t Trash it, Smash it! Green your Halloween at this year’s annual Pumpkin Smash. What will you do with… Read more »
World Environment Day
World Environment Day is a global celebration of nature, a day to reconnect with the places that matter… Read more »
Stop Food Waste Day
Schools: Learn how you can reduce food waste by starting a sharing table or donating leftover food. Check… Read more »
Wipes Clog Pipes! ‘Flushable’ is Not What it Seems
Despite what their labeling may claim, ‘flushable’ wet wipes are wreaking havoc on our sewer systems. Though they may… Read more »
School Composting Workshop 01/30/18
Register today! Only $5 for this great program. Teachers: Earn 2 CEUs for completing this class. Who: Teachers,… Read more »
U.S. Food Waste Summit
The U.S. Food Waste Summit will convene leading food businesses, policymakers, innovators, investors, foundations, and nonprofits to explore… Read more »
Eco-Extraordinaires December 2017
Check out this month’s local leaders in green. Do you know a DuPage County organization or person that… Read more »
Eco-Extraordinaires October 2017
Check out this month’s local leaders in green. Do you know a DuPage County organization or person that… Read more »
Hot Topics October 2017
A selection of environmental news and things-to-know. Scroll down to view each brief synopsis, click the title for… Read more »
Sustainability Film Series: Plastic Paradise
The College of DuPage Sustainability Film & Discussion Series promotes film as a tool for education, civic engagement,… Read more »
School & Community Compost Training
Register today! Only $5 for this great program. Learn best practices for starting up composting at home, in… Read more »
Feed People, Not Landfills Garden Club of Villa Park Lecture Series
Join Kay McKeen of SCARCE at the Garden Club of Villa Park lecture series for a presentation on… Read more »
Science doesn’t Stink! Weaving Whale Poop through your Classroom Science Lessons
Key topics and vocabulary words for the classroom will be in bold. K-12 Everybody poops! Including whales; in… Read more »
No Food Left Behind – AmpleHarvest.org Helps Gardeners Fight Food Waste, Feed People
This blog was provided by Gary Oppenheimer of AmpleHarvest.org – an awesome organization using technology to connect people in the… Read more »
Hot Topics May 2017
Business and Innovation in Food Waste ReFed – a government and private sector collaboration – has released new… Read more »
Hot Topics March 2017
A handful of important articles from the news and other environmental organizations from the past month. Scroll down and… Read more »
New Year’s Resolutions: New Year, Greener You
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions with the goal to better our lives in some way –… Read more »
Green Field Trip: Method’s ‘Southside Soapbox’ & Lakeshore Recycling Systems
This December the SCARCE education staff got the opportunity to visit two environmental sites that had been… Read more »
Hot Topics December 2016
A handful of important articles from the news and other environmental organizations from the past month. Scroll down and… Read more »
Pumpkin Smash 2017
Don’t Trash it, Smash it! Green your Halloween at this year’s annual Pumpkin Smash. What will you do… Read more »
New Law Encourages Schools to Donate Food
This is Part 1 of a series. Read Part 2 SCARCE Director, Kay McKeen has long been aware… Read more »