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News: June 24, 2024
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chicago and its suburbs are growing more and more susceptible to severe flooding. On June…
News: June 24, 2024
“Wow wow wow! What a bunch of smart kids,” said Katie Stabb, after giving a presentation on climate change to…
News: June 12, 2024
Photo credit: Hainesville, Illinois Last month, Seven Generations Ahead’s (SGA) Jen Nelson and Becky Brodsky, along with other composting experts,…
News: May 30, 2024
Three more schools in Chicago Public Schools are ending the academic year by going green! John M. Palmer Elementary, Alcott…
News: May 29, 2024
Sometimes, seeing is believing. Beye Elementary School in Oak Park School District 97, has been implementing a zero waste program…
News: April 23, 2024
Broadview Mayor, Katrina Thompson (center right) and other west suburban municipal leaders at the C4 Memorandum of Understanding signing in…
News: April 10, 2024
SGA’s Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) program is excited to have recently launched its first school in a C4 community. Thurgood…
News: March 28, 2024
When hunger coexists with abundance, the issue of food waste becomes more critical than ever. Each year, staggering amounts of…
News: March 22, 2024
K-12 schools are some of the most important institutions in a community, and also present a real opportunity for impactful…
News: March 19, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0jIH1fUqZUIt may not be apparent, but school lunches are a huge source of plastic waste. That’s why the organization Cafeteria…
News: February 28, 2024
ETHS students celebrating the passage of the Green New Deal for ETHS Around Chicagoland, students are taking the fight for…
News: February 5, 2024
If January is any indication, this will be a good year for making schools more sustainable. Our Zero Waste Schools…