 The City Council has officially approved Iowa City's Climate Action Plan -- an outline of practices that individuals, businesses, and institutions can implement to reduce the impact of climate change and help reach the City's emissions reduction targets.
At its Sept. 18 meeting, the Council unanimously voted to accept the plan. View the details of the plan online and check out the Climate Action Toolkit to help understand what can be done at the individual level to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information and to take the Climate Action Pledge, visit icgov.org/climateaction.
Did you know that one-third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the stuff we buy?
Learn more about how your buying habits impact the environment, and how reducing your consumption leads to a happier life.
Join Iowa Interfaith Power & Light for The Good Life Redefined workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the University of Iowa Wesley Student Center, 120 N. Dubuque St.
This workshop, funded in part by an Iowa City Community Partnership for Climate Action Grant, will challenge you to create a lifestyle plan that is more environmentally friendly.
The event is free, and church affiliation is not required to attend. For more information and to register for the event, visit iowaipl.org/act/good-life-redefined/.
Want to trade Halloween costumes?
Donate your gently-used costumes to the Iowa City Public Library’s Costume Exchange. Costumes and accessories may be brought to the Children’s Room desk from now until noon on Friday, Oct. 12.
Bring the whole family down to peruse the selection of donated costumes from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 in the Tween Space at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.
All apparel will have been heat-treated.
You are not required to donate a costume to take a costume, however everyone is asked to limited costumes to one per person.
For more info, call the ICPL at 319-356-5200.
 Don't toss your pumpkins!
After all of the carving and candy fun, composting is a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of your pumpkins.
Curbside customers can place pumpkins in any 20- to 35-gallon upright container, or in an official City organics cart on their regular curbside collection day.
Non-curbside customers can bring their pumpkins and other compostable waste at no cost to the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center compost facility, 3900 Hebl Ave. SW.
For more information, visit icgov.org/recycling.
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Counselors with SHIIP, Senior Health Insurance Information Program, will be available for appointments through the Iowa City Senior Center to help navigate your questions about Medicare and other health insurance issues.
Now is the time to better to understand your needs, as the Medicare Open Enrollment period for 2019 drug plans runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
Appointments are free, and membership to The Center is not required. To schedule a meeting, call 319-356-5220.
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