Join GGW Board members for a cup of coffee (or tea) at Wilmette’s Central Station Coffee. Share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, check in with GGW friends, and meet new people. Find out what’s happening and how you can get involved.
Join the Village of Wilmette and Go Green Wilmette to learn how your home can benefit from a heat pump. This information session will go over the environmental benefits, comfort, and potential savings that you can enjoy when utilizing a heat pump in your home.
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
Go Green Wilmette is very excited to be holding another Repair Café! A Repair Café is an event that encourages people to repair rather than discard items like clothing, small appliances, lamps, bikes, toys and kitchen items. Repair services are offered free of charge by volunteers who work with the community members to repair the […]
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
In Secondhand, Adam Minter delves into the vast, multi-billion-dollar industry that resells used stuff around the world. He follows the trail of "one's-trash-is-another's-treasure" objects from the closets, garages, and storage units of Middle America to epic used-goods markets around the world. Secondhand takes us through the often painful and heartbreaking process of cleaning out a […]
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
Habitat Helpers of Mallinckrodt Park will meet outside the Mallinckrodt Community Center. We will weed some native plant beds in Mallinckrodt Park. Bring water to drink and gardening gloves. Dress for the weather. Trowels and tools provided by the Wilmette Park District.
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
We all know that we shouldn't litter, and we have the best intentions. But you've probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]
Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking. Feel free to come early or stay beyond 11am, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic pollution and our beach clean up efforts. […]
The Village has partnered with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), State Senator Laura Fine, State Representative Robyn Gabel, MWRD Vice President Kimberly du Buclet, and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to host a one-day Document Destruction and Drug Take-Back Event at Centennial Park (enter off Old Glenview Road only). Document Destruction Guidelines: Paper […]
