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SGA and Partners Talk Trash
On Tuesday, June 18th, Seven Generations Ahead’s (SGA) Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) team and partners held a webinar covering the ins and outs of waste
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SGA Gets Firsthand Look at Cutting-Edge Recycling Facility
Recently, SGA’s Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) staff had a behind-the-scenes tour of Lakeshore Recycling Services’s (LRS) Exchange Material Recovery Facility (MRF). An MRF is a
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C4 Communities Look for Solutions as Local Flooding Intensifies
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chicago and its suburbs are growing more and more susceptible to severe flooding. On June 12th, Seven Generations Ahead (SGA)
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Kids are Excited to Talk Climate Change in School and Hope Curriculum Catches Up
“Wow wow wow! What a bunch of smart kids,” said Katie Stabb, after giving a presentation on climate change to students at Beye Elementary in
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SGA and Other Experts Share the How and Why of Composting in Illinois
Photo credit: Hainesville, Illinois Last month, Seven Generations Ahead’s (SGA) Jen Nelson and Becky Brodsky, along with other composting experts, shared about the progress being
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Zero Waste Catches on in Three Chicago Public Schools
Three more schools in Chicago Public Schools are ending the academic year by going green! John M. Palmer Elementary, Alcott College Prep Elementary, and Louis
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Seeing is Believing, as Broadview and Maywood Schools go Zero Waste
Sometimes, seeing is believing. Beye Elementary School in Oak Park School District 97, has been implementing a zero waste program in the lunchroom for many
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Village of Broadview and C4 win Major Department of Energy Grant
Broadview Mayor, Katrina Thompson (center right) and other west suburban municipal leaders at the C4 Memorandum of Understanding signing in 2022. Seven Generations Ahead (SGA)
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Bellwood School District 88 is Going Zero Waste
Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) believes that climate and sustainability solutions are most effective when they’re both equitable and scalable. That is why SGA, in partnership
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Preventing Food Waste Helps the Planet and People
When hunger coexists with abundance, the issue of food waste becomes more critical than ever. Each year, staggering amounts of food are needlessly discarded, not
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More Schools Going Green and SGA can Help
K-12 schools are some of the most important institutions in a community, and also present a real opportunity for impactful sustainability initiatives. As a leader
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Five Tips for a Successful Plastic Free Lunch Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0jIH1fUqZU It may not be apparent, but school lunches are a huge source of plastic waste. That’s why the organization Cafeteria Culture has teamed up
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