There are a lot of options to buy quality used items in Evanston and nearby. Below is a very partial list of these places. Please contact us if you want to add your favorite to the list!
Fashion
Buffalo Exchange, 5252 N Clark St., Chicago, 773-938-4001
Classy Closet Consignment, 701 Washington St., 847-475-0355
Crossroads Trading, 1730 Sherman Ave., 847-492-9400
Minouchic Boutique, 1900 Asbury Ave., Ste. B, 847-859-2066
Stepping Out on Faith, 1632 Orrington Ave., 847-733-0980
YWCA Crowded Closet, 808 Dempster St., 847-475-1135
Thrift
Unique, 3748 N Elston Ave., Chicago, 773-279-0850
Goodwill, 1916B Dempster St., 847-905-1202
Junior League Thrift House, 920 Chicago Ave., 847-328-5778
The Brown Elephant, 5404 N. Clark St., Chicago, 773-271-9382
Salvation Army Thrift Store & Donation Center — 2424 Oakton St.
Village Discount Outlet, 4898 N. Clark St., 866-545-3836
Kids & Play
Little Gems — 709 Washington St.
Middles — 1620 Orrington Ave.
Play it Again Sports, 1908 Dempster St. 847-866-1733
The WasteShed, 1245 Hartrey Ave., 224-999-7460
Other Stuff
Squeezebox Books and Music, 743 Main St., 847-943-9309
The Recyclery Collective, 7628 N Paulina St., Chicago, 773-262-5900
Habitat REstore, 6040 N Pulaski Rd., Chicago, 312-563-0296
Rebuilding Exchange, 1245 Hartrey Ave., 773-252-3017
SCARCE, 800 S. Rohlwing Rd (Route 53) Unit D Addison, 630-545-9710
This is a great interview regarding the connection between increased "circularity" and reducing greenhouse gases.
Updated May 2024, this is a material-by-material guide for how & where to handle waste — from everyday plastics and metals to unusual and hard to recycle items. Please submit corrections or additions to our Beyond Waste team.
Chicago Environmentalists is a Chicago-based group that compiles great tips about sustainable living. They host an excellent, searchable directory of recycling and reuse opportunities, and a map of sustainable businesses from the Chicago point of view
Notes from our first community workshop on March 19, 2023 at Rebuilding Exchange.
This is the presentation given at the outset of the Waste Less Workshop. It contains some background as well as the questions we used to structure our conversations in the workshop. Put in full screen mode if you want to see the animations correctly.
22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes each year, and just over half of that ends up in Lake Michigan. Help end that by supporting a bill in the Illinois Legislature to ban styrofoam foodware.
Many local organizations and programs that reduce waste welcome volunteers, including Evanston Repair Café, The Rebuilding Exchange, Evanston School Children's Clothing Association, The WasteShed, and The Recyclery.
Although Climate Action Evanston is a volunteer organization, we have expenses. Increasing our revenues allows us to budget to do more. If you wish you can target donations to a specific program or programs.
We are looking for people to lead an initiative to bring (and return) reusable bags at Farmer's Markets in Evanston this season. Volunteer to staff a table and drum up support, so we can reduce plastic waste and encourage.
