The TREX Plastic Film Challenge started November 15th! Each year Go Green Winnetka, District 36 schools, and other Winnetka organizations participate in this program, which enlists schools to collect plastic bags and wrap, which are then recycled and made into wood-alternative products. The Challenge runs from November 15 – April 15, with winners announced on Earth Day. During this time, bins are placed inside the entrances at D36 schools to collect the plastics listed below.
● Grocery bags
● Bread bags
● Case overwrap (e.g. water, soda and juice bottles)
● Dry cleaning bags
● Newspaper sleeves
● Ice bags
● Wood pellet bags
● Ziplock and other reclosable bags
● Produce bags
● Bubble wrap
● Salt bags
● Cereal and cracker bags
Please note that all plastics must be clean, dry, and free of food residue.
Stay tuned for additional collection bin locations in Winnetka!
Contact Go Green Winnetka with any questions.
That's why Go Green Winnetka is partnering with other organizations to collect Bread Tags for Wheelchairs. These tags (bread, bagel, muffin, produce, veggies) are pristine plastic and a valuable raw material and billions are made each year. They can’t be recycled through standard curbside programs because they are too small and too lightweight to sort easily. Most are made from #6 plastic/polystyrene.
Look for Mason Jars in D36 schools and at Grand Food Center and Lakeside Foods—and start saving those Bread Tags!
260,000 bread tags = 200 lbs of plastic = one basic wheelchair
Check out these websites of participating organizations for more information.
Go Green Winnetka
Glencoe Sustainability Task Force
SCARCE
Danielle Cares for Chairs
Contact Go Green Winnetka with any questions.
Want to find out what Go Green Winnetka is up to? Grab your lunch and join us at our next monthly meeting. All members of the community are invited. We meet once a month, currently on Zoom, and typically the third Wednesday at 12 p.m. Email us for the meeting link at gogreenwinnetka@gmail.com.
Go Green Winnetka has been curious about fast fashion for a while. Join our friends Go Green Barrington and the Barrington Area Library for this insightful program and learn about sustainable versus fast fashion—how fashion choices affect human health, safe and clean water, soil, air, and more. Registration is required.
Julie Buckles and Charly Ray built a wood and canvas canoe together, exchanged wedding vows, and embarked on The Trip, planning to travel 2,700 miles in that canoe to the Arctic Ocean for their honeymoon.
In Paddling to Winter, Julie tells the incredible true story of their year-long journey on the Voyageur Highway from Lake Superior in Wisconsin to Wollaston Lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Filled with humor, love, and characters worthy of a Coen Brothers film, Julie has crafted a careful tale that is equal parts adventure yarn and marriage manual.
Join us for a very special Go Green Reads on Monday, January 23, 2023, when our good friends Julie and Winnetka native Charly will share their story first-hand with us.
Register in advance for this meeting using the link above. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Email Go Green Reads with any questions or issues.
The Plan Commission will hold its January meeting on its regular date, Wednesday, January 25, and will start an hour early – at 6 pm - to review the next draft of the Winnetka Futures 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will take place in Council Chambers, Village Hall, 510 Green Bay Rd. Please consider attending this meeting in person or submitting a public comment in advance of the meeting by sending an email to planning@winnetka.org if you have any comments or questions.
Please join us next summer when our sustainable yard tour returns.
See you next September when our Fall Native Plant Sale returns for its third year.
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