See SCARCE Thanksgiving holiday hours here
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Don't trash it, smash it!
Composting reduces greenhouse gas emissions and returns nutrients to the soil, so bring your pumpkin to one of 22 locations in DuPage County. Find a location near you.
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Recycle your used cooking oil into biodiesel!
Save your vegetable cooking oil in a container and bring it to a recycling location. See locations here.
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SCARCE Hosts Workshop for
Family Owned Businesses
On October 7th, in partnership with DePaul University, SCARCE hosted the Entrepreneur Family Business Council (EFBC). SCARCE provided tips on how to save energy, reduce costs, improve employee well-being, and be more sustainable overall.
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Wondering how you can compost leftover food scraps at your home or organization? This workshop will provide all of the information you need to get started or to improve your composting practices.
Register today to find out how you can reduce pollution, improve your soil, and mitigate climate change.
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Watch this video from DuPage County Stormwater Management and learn how to manage leaves on your property this fall
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See how SCARCE reuses and recycles so many different items like books, keys, crayons and more!
Sign up now to visit our new home in Addison and get a sneak peek of how we are helping people and the planet every day.
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Shop Green on Small Business Saturday! SCARCE has gathered a treasure trove of new and like-new jewelry, home decor, and beautiful items that will make great holiday gifts.
Visit during our regular business hours for a week of earth-friendly shopping. All proceeds benefit our reuse, recycling, and educational programs.
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Did you know that the smoke detector in your home likely contains a small amount of radioactive material (AM-241)? Because of this, it is dangerous to simply throw your detector into a landfill. Check for the radioactive label on the back of the detector facing the mounting base to find out if yours is radioactive.
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Be Green This Holiday Season! |
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Bring your holiday lights to SCARCE |
Trim your waste and rescue the copper wire from the light strands. SCARCE accepts holiday lights year-round. See our donation procedures and a full list of items accepted here.
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Donate your artificial Christmas tree |
Give your tree new life by donating it to ReStore. Your tree should have all of the pieces and not be broken or damaged.
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Pay attention to packaging |
Just because there's a chasing arrows symbol on a product doesn't mean it's recyclable! Most packaging isn't recyclable in your curbside bin, so try to reuse it as much as possible.
Questions? Contact SCARCE to determine if your packaging is recyclable.
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Environmental Events - Mark Your Calendar!
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Ongoing:
Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, Sat 9am-12pm
See Thanksgiving holiday hours and other closures here.
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Thank You Businesses
A special thank you to businesses who donated supplies to our Rescue Projects this month!
- Whole Foods (Wheaton)
- Keson (Aurora)
- Christ the Servant Church (Woodridge)
- First United Methodist Church (Michigan City.IN)
- Concord Marketing Solutions (Glendale Heights)
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THANK YOU to our Volunteers |
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Our Reuse Center couldn't function without the amazing individuals that dedicate their time each week to sorting, stocking, and organizing your donations!
If you see them when you visit, give them a round of applause!
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Be a part of this initiative!
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Support SCARCE while you shop!
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Report stormwater issues online.
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Recycling info, trail guide, and more!
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This newsletter was created by SCARCE and funded by the DuPage County Board, Daniel Cronin, Chairman, 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
Jan Breyne, Rachel Carlson, Jasmine Flores, Heather Goudreau, Bev Jaszczurowski,
Erin Kennedy, Jean Kent, Rose Naseef, 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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