The Circular Evanston Working Group includes City staff, long-time business and non-profit leaders in reuse, recycling, composting, repair, and sharing, and other citizens who are passionate about an Evanston that can move beyond waste to create circular systems and equitable outcomes.
To develop a Circular Evanston Roadmap, we are reaching out—through community events, conversations with businesses and institutions, and by engaging regional collaborators.
If you would like to join the Working Group, please email Tom Mulhern. See below for an overview of our progress toward the Roadmap.
This document provides an overview of the context and objectives for a Circular Evanston Roadmap.
Seeking people to lead an initiative that will help Evanston's Plastic Bag Ordinance succeed! Could it be you? Read more below and contact us if you have time and energy to lead this.
This is a great interview regarding the connection between increased "circularity" and reducing greenhouse gases.
Seeking people to collect and distribute reusable bags at Evanston's Farmer's Markets! Could it be you? This is a program Wilmette has already implemented. We could too. Read more below and contact us if you have time and energy to lead this.
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.
