One Earth Film Fest Will Screen WALL-E at Millennium Park

One Earth Film Fest Will Screen WALL-E at Millennium Park

Enjoy a warm breeze and the glittering lights of the city at a free, outdoor film in Chicago’s Millennium Park this summer.

One Earth Film Fest will screen the animated film “WALL-E” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. This collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events is part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series.

It's Time to Plan a Green Event for Your Block Party!

It's Time to Plan a Green Event for Your Block Party!

Spring has sprung, the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming.

Host a green show & tell event at your block party to explore ways we can do our part to support Mother Nature. You can choose from one of the following topics offered by Green Community Connections and friends or design your own event.

Sustainababble: a Podcast with a British Sense of Humor

Sustainababble: a Podcast with a British Sense of Humor

Dave and Ol are two Brits who work for environmental charities. Each week, they digest the latest environmental news stories, speak with experts, and spout their own opinions in their 30- to 40-minute, light comedy podcast, Sustainababble, which has as its motto: “Trying to be cheery in the face of impending ecological disaster.” Blimey.

Oak Park Earth Fest 2018

Oak Park Earth Fest 2018

Fun for the whole family awaits at the 2018 Earth Fest, including a wide range of activities for kids from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Village of Oak Park Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd. Engage with more than 50 vendors and organizations who will provide hands-on activities, environmental services information, free samples and green goods for sale. Take a tour of the LEED Gold-certified Public Works facility, and check out the beehives on the building’s green roof.

Recycling Extravaganza

Recycling Extravaganza

This is a drive up/drop-off event to reuse/recycle items not accepted in the curbside collection. Clean out your basement, garage, and drop off items for recycling rather than sending them to landfill. The Epilepsy Foundation will be collecting clothing, shoes, and household items.

For a detailed list of accepted items and for information on the Electronic Collection Program, go here. For volunteer opportunities, contact julie@4moller.com.

Prom Goes Green: Glass Slipper Project

Prom Goes Green: Glass Slipper Project

Recycle your prom and bridesmaids dresses, jewelry, formal shoes and accessories in order to help Chicago juniors and seniors attend prom in style via the Glass Slipper project.

“Every girl should be able to attend prom and feel like a princess without letting the expense hold her back,” says Glass Slipper founder Dorian Carter.

Save Our Earth--Bring Your Own Bags

Save Our Earth--Bring Your Own Bags

Area Retailers will give away free reusable bags to customers on Saturday, Jan. 6.

Beginning Jan. 1, Oak Park shoppers in many of the larger retail stores will be charged 10 cents for every single-use bag the store provides to carry home their purchases. The new local law, which applies to retail stores of 5,000 or more square feet, is intended to reduce the negative impact single-use bags have on the environment.

Meet Mindy Agnew: Oak Park's New Sustainability Coordinator

Meet Mindy Agnew: Oak Park's New Sustainability Coordinator

In mid-November, Mindy Agnew took on the role as Oak Park’s new sustainability coordinator, stepping into a post that had been vacant for more than three and a half years.

Mindy’s sustainability pedigree is already well established in Oak Park. She was a member of the team that guided District 97 to incorporate zero waste programs in the schools, beginning in 2008. Since that time, composting, recycling, and zero waste lunches have become commonplace throughout the Oak Park educational system.

12 Months of Sustainability

12 Months of Sustainability

Consider these gifts to Planet Earth for each month of 2018.

January - Take your reusable bags to the market (donate extra reusable bags to the Give a Bag / Take a Bag program).

February - Plan your native and/or edible garden.