You can enjoy the holidays even more when you reduce the environmental impact of your gift giving and celebrations. And shared experiences are often the best and most memorable part of the holidays. Give Wilmette Gift Cards for local shopping and dining, and hand-made...
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...
The way we eat, cook and clean every day has a profound impact on our environment. Green your kitchen with these simple tips. REDUCE YOUR ENERGY USE Use energy efficient appliances with the Energy Star seal of approval. Replace old appliances, especially refrigerators...
There are a number of ways to make your party a greener, low impact affair. First, keep in mind the environmental impact of every aspect of your party. Pre-plan ways to reduce the amount of paper, plastic, fuel, energy and water used for the party. Send an e-mail, or...
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...
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 100%...
Go Green Wilmette is collaborating with Shedd Aquarium’s Let's Shedd Plastic campaign to help Chicagoland reduce the use of plastic straws and other single-use plastics. What can you do? Strike up a conversation with your server or bartender and tell them about Shedd...
Bar soap is definitely the way to go. Liquid soap now makes up 70% of the hand and body wash market and the result is a huge amount of plastic waste. Liquid soaps are also petroleum based and more expensive! So, make the switch back to earth-friendly bar soap to save...
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