ABC's of Smart Recycling Will Be Back Next Month!
Stay tuned for: S is for Sneaky Surprises
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STEM-A-PALOOZA Goes to the Fair!
July 28-30
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Learn while you play! SCARCE is hosting hands-on eco-activities at the DuPage County Fair.
FREE with fair admission!
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Join the 'Plastic Free July' Challenge!
Could you go a whole month without single-use plastic?
Millions of people around the world have accepted the challenge to refuse single-use plastics for one month. Visit the Plastic Free July website to find out more. Plastic Free July can make an impact at home, school, work, and in your community. Join this global challenge to reduce plastic pollution that harms our air, water, and soil.
Need inspiration for the challenge? The Museum of Science and Industry is hosting The Blue Paradox, an immersive experience presented by SC Johnson that explores the problem of plastic pollution. Schedule your visit today! |
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Solar Power Hour at SCARCE
Tuesday, August 15 6:30-7:30pm
Learn the basics of solar, how it can save you money, and how the solar group buy program works. Whether you're planning to install solar panels in the near future or just gathering information, this free program is for you!
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Open House for Teachers
Wednesday, August 2
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Are you a teacher at a public, private, or nonprofit school? Our Open House is a great way to discover SCARCE programs and field trips!
SCARCE's creative educational programs help students of all ages learn about the environment while developing skills in math, science, art, and language. Also, find out how you can bring your students to our exciting education center for a field trip.
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Glen Ellyn Has a New
"Green" Playground!
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Have you visited the new earth-friendly playground at Sunset Park (483 Fairview Avenue) in Glen Ellyn? You'll find towers, slides, swings, climbing blocks, and more, all made from recycled materials, including textiles, plastic bags, and waste found in the ocean.
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Everyone knows litter hurts our environment, but did you know the sharp hooks and line, left behind after fishing, can injure or kill fish and other aquatic animals living in our ponds and streams?
Many thanks to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County for creating an awareness campaign (including signs like this one, found at Herrick Lake) to educate the public about the dangers of carelessness with fishing gear.
Take care! Litter hurts!
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Get the Lead OUT of Fishing
Lead sinkers and jig heads can poison waterfowl and other wildlife if swallowed. Protect our birds and marine life! Use sinkers and jigs made from non-poisonous materials such as tin, bismuth, steel and tungsten-nickel alloy.
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Protect water fowl and aquatic life by avoiding lead sinkers |
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Even if you don't consider yourself a birder, you'll be fascinated by this time-lapse video taken from inside a backyard birdhouse.
Peek inside and watch two birds raise their babies!
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July Eco-extraordinnaires! |
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Eagle Scout Soars Eddie is helping SCARCE get more books to kids by creating bookshelves for two public spaces in the community. Thanks for leading this project!
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Antunes Organizes Annual Cleanup Antunes, an award-winning kitchen innovations company in Carol Stream, pitched in earlier this year to clean up the Gary-Kehoe Reservoir.
Great job improving the environment in our community!
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Libraries Go Green Last month, library professionals from DuPage County visited SCARCE to learn more about environmental programs and services for their patrons.
With your leadership, we can inspire more people to protect the planet!
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Saturday Recycling Events |
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Friends of SCARCE are traveling and learning how people in other places recycle.
Send us a photo of how recycling gets handled wherever YOU are.
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A recycling station in Ecuador. Notice how they sort different types of plastic and have Terra-cycling as well. |
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Recycling in Yellowstone National Park has to be both small critter and bear safe. Notice the small holes and the steel enclosure. The whole box is decorated with an engraved steel silhouette of the Yellowstone Lodge. |
The recycling inside the Lodge has twice the space for landfill, but also includes food-waste compost recycling. |
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Environmental Events - Mark Your Calendar!
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Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm
Saturdays 9am-12pm
Donation Hours
Tuesday-Friday 9am-2pm
*For 5 or more boxes, call to make an appointment
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Thank You to Businesses
A special thank you to businesses who donated supplies and/or services this month!
- Domtar - Addison
- Ivy Restaurant - Wheaton
- Ryan Shreve, Revo Wired Webservices
- Whole Foods - Wheaton
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Thank you to volunteers from McCain Foods for helping with some of our environmental projects. Employees prepared dental care products to be donated to local residents in need, organized items for reuse, and assisted with recycling materials. They are an amazing, energetic crew!
To learn more about our Learn & Lend a Hand program for volunteer groups, contact rose@scarce.org.
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This newsletter was created by SCARCE and funded by
the DuPage County Board, Deborah Conroy, Chair,
the DuPage County Environmental Committee, Sheila Rutledge, Chair,
and the DuPage County Stormwater Committee, James Zay, Chair.
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SCARCE Team
Kay McKeen, Founder & Director
Rachel Carlson, Heather Goudreau, Bev Jaszczurowski, Jean Kent,
Emily King, Rose Naseef, Caroline Prichard, Carina Ruscitti, Julie Wachowski
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Environmental education programs are operated by SCARCE
(School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education)
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This newsletter is part of the Teacher Training Program funded by DuPage County.
Our Professional Development Provider Number: 190000000000000
The mention of a specific product or company is not an endorsement by DuPage County's Environmental Education Program.
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