A climate action evanston program

Some Key Climate Actions YOU Can Take

Recycle More (and Better)

Beyond your blue cart, there are ways to recycle medications, textiles, books, batteries, paint, art supplies and more.
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Fix It, Don't Toss it

Extend the life of small appliances, furniture, clothes, and bikes at a Repair Café or tapping local experts.
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Compost your Food Waste

Over 25% of what we throw away can be used to regenerate our soil. There are many options for how to do this.
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Buy Used

Evanston and our region are rich in thrift shops, resale and consignment. From clothes to bikes to kitchen cabinets, you can get it.
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Recirculate

When you're done using something, pass it along. We've are working to build and maintain a directory of where to donate and re-sell.
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Take Action!

Getting the world Beyond Waste will take many actions, large and small. We're keeping track of things we can all do and lead.
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What WE Are Doing to Accelerate Climate Action in Evanston

Repair Cafes

Love it? Fix it! Come to the Repair Café events to get help. Fix your bike, diagnose your electronics, mend your clothes, and more!
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Circular Evanston Roadmap

The Circular Evanston working group is engaging residents and businesses to craft a vision and roadmap for how to truly move "beyond waste."
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Waste Less Workshops

Join neighbors for a conversation about how we reduce our waste, and increase our resilience through repair, reuse and recirculation of resources in our community.
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When we recycle, compost, reuse, reduce, repair and share, we strengthen community, increase equity, create new economic value, and conserve energy and water. This program works to build the capacity for Evanston to move beyond waste.

Our Calendar

Saturday Repair Café

Co-hosted by the Evanston Public Library and Climate Action Evanston, the Evanston Repair Cafés are free meeting spaces where people fix things together. They keep stuff out of the landfill, promote collaboration, skill-sharing and community self-reliance, and help us achieve our climate goals. Saturday Cafés are held on the second Saturday of each month and cover small appliance repair, sewing/mending, jewelry and bikes.

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Oct 12
Sat
10:00 am
1:00 pm
Robert Crown Library Branch, 1801 Main St.

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You're Needed! Here Are Some Involvement Opportunities

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.

Volunteer to Support Reuse

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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.