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News: July 18, 2019
OPRF grad Kristin Gill steps easily into her internship at SGA
Kristin Gill hoped to get an internship near her hometown the summer after her freshman year at the University of…

News: July 18, 2019
Meet Becky Brodsky, new zero waste consultant and a true green leader
Becky Brodsky spends a lot of her days looking for ways to reduce waste. It all started 11 years ago.…

News: July 8, 2019
Rondout counting down to zero waste
Rondout Elementary School is a small school with big plans-- get to zero waste. With washable dishes in the lunchroom…

News: July 3, 2019
Meet Mary Hosier, new Illinois Farm to School Network coordinator
The Northern Illinois Farm to School Bootcamp just happened to take place when Mary Hosier, the new Illinois Farm to…

News: June 5, 2019
LaSalle digs into onsite composting and slashes food waste
LaSalle Language Academy students gathered around desks waiting for their chance to dig through containers of compost filled with food…

News: April 30, 2019
Zero Waste Schools now in Lake County
“I was shocked at how much food was getting thrown away and how much trash was being generated during the…

News: April 3, 2019
Lincoln School brings milk carton recycling back to D97 with zero waste relaunch
Keeping a zero waste program going requires coordination and support that can be challenging for schools, especially when there isn’t…

News: March 25, 2019
SGA builds support for green infrastructure at Fox Valley forum
There are many social and ecological benefits of green infrastructure: studies have shown that greenery reduces stress and improves well-being…

News: March 25, 2019
Big Idea Prizewinner
SGA is proud to announce that It's Our Future was the Big Idea winner at this year's event! We look forward…

News: March 8, 2019
2019 Winter/Spring interns: Meet Bria and Abbott
SGA intern digs into school garden mapping project Bria Jerome has been digging in the garden, so to speak. Make…

News: March 7, 2019
Nettelhorst Launches Zero Waste Schools Program
Nettelhorst Elementary School, a Chicago Public School located in the Lakeview neighborhood, launched a zero waste program in their lunchroom…

News: March 1, 2019
SGA Executive Director Gary Cuneen receives Park District’s Community Service Award
In addition to helping communities across the state of Illinois become healthier and more sustainable through the work of SGA,…