Eco Corner: Free Compost Carts to be Given Out at July 23rd Recycling Fair
Are you interested in helping to recycling and reduce waste in our community? Then be sure to attend the Evanston Recycling Fair on Saturday, July 23 from 9 A.M. until noon at the Morton Civic Center Parking Lot, 2100 Ridge Avenue.
The first 250 Evanston residents to show up will have the opportunity to obtain a repurposed refuse cart that can be used for composting. Composting allows your household to reduce the amount of food and yard waste that would normally go into a landfill by instead turning these materials into fertilizer. These 95-gallon composting bins will not have wheels, so be sure to bring a vehicle capable of transporting your bin.
In addition to the composting bin giveaway, residents will have the opportunity to recycle electronics, hangers, plastic bags, prescription drugs, batteries, CFL bulbs, and ink cartridges. There will also be document destruction services allowing residents to bring up to five banker’s boxes of paper for immediate shredding and disposal.
The City of Evanston and Groot will also have their large equipment staged for kids to view and touch. Other opportunities at the Recycling Fair include meeting representatives from the City Departments to learn about various initiatives taking place in Evanston as well as signing up for the CUB Energy Saver’s Contest to get your chance to win a free year’s worth of electricity!