by Tina Schultz | Sep 16, 2024 | Low Impact Living, Product Choices
The bottom line is toilet paper choices matter! Many popular brands are made from virgin trees with no recycled content and lots of bleaching. The USA has 4% of the world’s population yet we consume 20% of the toilet paper! Read labels and choose wisely. Give...
by Tina Schultz | Jun 26, 2024 | Low Impact Living, Reduce and Reuse
Plastic Free July is a global movement to help people be part of the plastic pollution solution. Recycling, while beneficial, is not the solution – we have to reduce all plastic use, especially single-use plastic of all kinds. Here’s how: When visiting the...
by Tina Schultz | Mar 24, 2024 | Community Outreach
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...
by Tina Schultz | Mar 6, 2024 | Dark Skies, Outdoor Spaces
IGS (Integrated Global Studies) is a project-based, student-led creative arts class that centers around current global issues. The overwhelming student interest in environmental global issues in IGS has led to the development of the Green Team at Highcrest Middle...
by Tina Schultz | Feb 3, 2024 | Compost!, Low Impact Living
In an interview with a GGW Board Member, Central Station Coffee & Tea owners had this to say: Sustainability is an important part of our business. We continue to make improvements within the café to lighten our carbon footprint which has also sparked some great...
by Tina Schultz | Aug 1, 2023 | Low Impact Living
Are you living in an apartment or condo building in Wilmette? Go Green Wilmette partners with residents and management of multi-unit buildings to discuss the ways in which your building can go green. The focus of these conversations includes topics such as electric...
by Tina Schultz | May 14, 2023 | Low Impact Living, Reduce and Reuse
New this year, Go Green Wilmette is sponsoring a Community Bag Sharing station at the French Market on Saturdays. Normally, each item you buy at the Market gets placed in a single-use plastic bag, which has significant environmental impact associated with its...
by Tina Schultz | Apr 7, 2023 | Outdoor Spaces, Trees
Mulching is one of the most important things you can do for your trees. Mulch can protect tree roots from drought, heat and cold. Mid- to late spring and fall are the best times to put down mulch. You can learn more from the Morton Arboretum or the Chicago Botanic...
by Tina Schultz | Apr 2, 2023 | Low Impact Living, Outdoor Spaces
“What goes up must come down.” Every balloon that has ever been released lands as a piece of litter somewhere – stuck in a tree, clogging a sewer, and possibly harming wildlife. Read more here. GGW works to help people and organizations green their...
by Tina Schultz | Mar 31, 2023 | Birds and Insects, Outdoor Spaces
Not only are mosquitoes an annoyance in summer, they carry potentially dangerous diseases such as West Nile virus. But the safest and most sustainable way to protect your family from mosquito bites does not mean treating your yard once a month with a pesticide. Not...
by Tina Schultz | Jan 26, 2023 | Low Impact Living, Product Choices
You can have a fun, festive party while meeting your low waste goals. Consider these ideas: Send invitations online via a service such as Punchbowl or Evite. For decorations, instead of balloons, use paper streamers, ribbon dancers or pinwheels (without sparkles, so...
by Tina Schultz | Dec 18, 2022 | Air and Water, Energy, Energy Conservation
Invest in an energy-efficient, clean-burning fireplace insert to enjoy fires that warm your house and reduce air pollution associated with conventional fireplaces. (An open fireplace can draw as much as 300 cubic feet of heated room air up the chimney every minute.) ...
by Tina Schultz | Dec 2, 2022 | Compost!, Low Impact Living
Go Green Wilmette recently assisted members of the Avoca School District in their efforts to reduce waste and compost food scraps at their annual International Dinner. The popular event drew 500 guests. An Avoca parent who heads the District’s PTO Environment...
by Tina Schultz | Aug 31, 2022 | Parks and Nature, Programs and Events
Since 2019, Go Green Wilmette has sponsored multiple beach cleanups each summer. On Saturday mornings, residents from Wilmette and beyond don reusable gloves and use reusable buckets to pick up the trash the waves have brought in: cigarette butts, shotgun shell...
by Tina Schultz | Aug 15, 2022 | Food Choices, What and Where You Buy
Your seafood choices really make a difference! Get the Monterey Bay Aquarium updated sustainable seafood guide here. Read about good tuna choices here.
by Tina Schultz | Jun 15, 2022 | Low Impact Living, Product Choices
While there are a number of good new green mattress choices, responsible disposal/recycling of your old mattress is a tougher problem. Unfortunately, Illinois does not yet have a solution. Talk to your new mattress company about responsible disposal of your old...
by Tina Schultz | Jun 8, 2022 | Food Choices, Grow Your Food
Have you thought about starting a vegetable garden but aren’t sure it’s for you? Although visiting the farmers market is a good way to get fresh, ripe greens, vegetables and fruits raised near you, growing your food is even better and more cost effective. You can turn...
by Tina Schultz | Jun 1, 2022 | Community Outreach
Below is a checklist of ideas you can employ at your place of work, or if you own your own business, ideas for making your company more sustainable. Use this checklist to rate your own practices and to spark ideas on how you can save money in the long run, and make...
by Tina Schultz | May 20, 2022 | Recycle
Allison Sloan of Shady Grove Wildflower Farm in Evanston collects pots for reuse! You can drop off pots at 918 Wesley in Evanston. Allison says, “Any sizes smaller than gallon, preferably with no logos and no cracks. Cleaned and stacked even better! Trays are...
by Tina Schultz | Apr 25, 2022 | Community Outreach
Go Green Wilmette works closely with the Village of Wilmette. Below are just some of the ways that various members of the GGW Board interacts with the village on a variety of topics. WE PARTNER We work with the Village of Wilmette in the following ways: Promote...
