Go Green Glenview
Go Green Glenview is a community-wide public education campaign designed to raise awareness about local resources that make it easier for residents to go green--and to provide tools to help out. Go Green Glenview partners include Glenbrook High School District 225, Glenbrook Hospital, the Glenview Chamber of Commerce, the Glenview Park District, the Glenview Public Library, Glenview School District 34, Northbrook/Glenview School District 30, the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, the Village of Glenview and West Northfield School District 31.
Recycle Your Holiday Lights
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is offering a holiday lights recycling program this holiday season. All holiday string lighting and extension cords can be dropped of at various locations throughout Cook County. In Glenview, these items may be dropped off 24 hours a day between December 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010 at:
Village of Glenview Public Works
1333 Shermer Road, Glenview, 847-657-3030
For more information on this program, click here.
What Else Can I Do?
Start Recycling -- The chances for success of any efforts to preserve and protect the environment grow as more people get involved.
- Go Green Glenview has compiled an extensive list of places where you can recycle numerous items. Click here for more information.
- Northfield Township sponsors a monthly recycling program throughout much of the year which is open to Northfield Township residents and businesses. Items accepted include computer hardware, engine oil, tires, batteries and much more. On-site document shredding of up to three containers per person is accepted. No recycling dates will be offered during the winter months. Watch this space for a notice of when monthly recycling days will resume.
Northfield Township Recycling Program
1928 Lehigh Avenue
Glenview, Illinois 60026
847-724-7055 or 837-724-8300
- The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) has many suggestions for ways you can help. To find out more, go to http://www.swancc.org/greenPages/greenpages.html.
Plant a Rain Garden -- Glenview residents can help our local environment by planting a rain garden in their yard. Rain gardens reduce the amount of water conveyed into the local storm water system. The vegetation in a rain garden filters the water, reducing pollutants that can end up in our natural waterways. The Village of Glenview currently has a program to partially reimburse residents for costs involved in planting a rain garden. For details on this program, click here.
Use Energy Saving Light Bulbs in Your Home-- To learn more about the different types of energy saving bulbs and which ones are right for which uses, http://www.drmediaserver.com/CFLGuide/index.html.