Looking for the best organic food grown near Schaumburg Township? Looking for nearby Farmer’s Markets? Looking for grass-fed meats and fresh eggs? Check out www.localharvest.com Simply put in your zip code and an array of possibilities will pop up.
You can also use their website to shop for items not grown locally. It’s like visiting a farmer’s market online!
GREEN TIPS
1. Unplug appliances and decorations when not in use. A power strip makes this convenient.
2. Entertain with reusable or compostable cups, plates, silverware, napkins, etc. at your party instead of disposables.
3. Wrap presents in the Sunday comics and magazine pages or package gifts in previously used holiday tins, gift bags, wrapping paper, cloth bags, baskets or boxes. After the presents have been opened and admired, find what’s usable, fold it and save for next year.
4. Make gift tags or postcards with cards from last year. Detach the front of the card and write your message on the back.
5. Shop with reusable bags.
6. Pair rechargeable batteries with electronic gifts.
7. Buy holiday cards made from recycled paper. Or make your own creative cards on recycled paper. Be selective when deciding how many holiday cards to send.
8. Recycle broken or used Christmas lights through Holiday LEDS or Christmas Light Source.
9. Compost your fruit and vegetable waste from holiday dinners. Try not to overbuy either.
10. Chip or put out for recycling the Christmas tree and pine bough wreaths.
GREEN GIFTGIVING IDEAS
1. Sprig Adventure Series. These toy vehicles are a composite of recycled wood and reclaimed plastic—no paint, so no lead.
2. Idbids. These plush “iddy-biddy” creatures are 100% organic Egyptian cotton and colored with organic dyes. Each one comes with a storybook.
3. Green Toys. These classic toys constructed from recycled milk containers are made 100% in California so the parts aren’t shipped from overseas.
4. Let’s Go Green. This site sells eco-friendly products for the home.
5. Worldwise. This company manufactures pet products that are made from natural, recycled, reclaimed or certified organic materials.
6. Visit SWANCC’s eco-friendly marketplace for products that are easy on our environment or are made from natural materials.
Oil Only:
AutoZone
660 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg
847-891-6090
Jiffy Lube
801 W. Golf Road
Schaumburg
847-885-8888
Oil, Anti-Freeze, Batteries and Tires:
Acorn Tire
100 E. Higgins Road
Hoffman Estates
847-882-0600
$2.75 charge per tire
In coordination with Recycling Avenue, Schaumburg Township is sponsoring a small electronics dropoff at Town Hall. Take your used laptops, ink cartridges, cell phones, digital cameras and MP3 players to One Illinois Blvd in Hoffman Estates. They are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Items not accepted are computer monitors, printers, PCs, towers, fax machines, TVs, DVD players or any other large electronic.
For more information, please visit www.recyclingavenue.com
Bring your old athletic shoes to the collection bin at the Hoffman Estates Community Center & Ice Arena (CCIA) and prevent thousands of shoes from taking up space in our landfills. The CCIA is located at 1685 W. Higgins Road.
The Hoffman Estates Park District is sponsoring this event with the Chicago Wolves and the Solid Waste Agency of Cook County (SWANCC).
Shoes must be clean athletic shoes with no metal. Please no Vans, dress shoes, cleats, sandals, or boots.
Through this program, old athletic shoes collected will be shredded at Nike’s Oregon facility and made into “Regrind”, a material that goes into making new sports surfaces and fields, such as basketball and tennis courts, soccer and football fields and running tracks. Additionally, Nike donates sports courts, tracks and fields to communities world wide to encourage kids to be more physically active.
Filed under: Recycling
If you have an old, working refrigerator or freezer that is between 10 and 30 cubic feet and is easily accessible with a clear path for removal, ComEd will pick it up for free! And pay you $25 per applicance!
- You must be a current ComEd customer.
- Room air conditioners are accepted at the same time although no rebate is available for those.
- Each customer is limited to two appliances and one air conditioner.
- The customer must be 18 years or older.
- The program is first come, first served.
Call 1-888-806-2273 between 7am-8pm M-F and 9am-5pm Saturday for more information. Or schedule a time online.
Keep up with books on the Green movement by reading our Green Pages newsletter. You will find a mix of green programs held at the library as well as 7 or 8 new books that the library has received.
Simply click here to choose Green Pages and any other newsletter that catches your eye. Enter your account information and wait for the new edition to hit your Inbox. It’s a whole new way to see what the library has to offer!
Filed under: Upcoming Events
What: Environmental Fair is an annual event where speakers discuss current environmental issues and local environmental organizations share information about their organizations.
Who: Co-sponsored by the Hoffman Estates Environmental Commission and the Schaumburg Environmental Committee.
When: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:30 to 3:30
Where: Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, IL
Cost: Free
The Northwest Cook County Group of the Sierra Club is continuing their restoration work at Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary in Schaumburg. Any who wish to participate should meet in the Spring Valley parking lot on Saturday, November 21 at 8:45 a.m. Work will proceed until 11:30. Gloves and tools will be provided.
Helping restore this native habitat is the Group’s way of saying thank you to Spring Valley for the use of their meeting room.
Recycling your household and business waste is only part of the process. Consider buying recycled products to complete the cycle. Check out SWANCC’s website to find ecofriendly products, links and programs.
Everything from a list of green hotels, energy efficient appliances, safe cosmetics to green office supplies is given.
