Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | View in browser
 City of Evanston weekly food and yard waste collections will end for the season on Thursday, December 10. To continue composting through the winter, residents are encouraged to sign up for the Winter Gap Composting Program offered by Collective Resource Compost (CRC), the City’s exclusive food scrap hauler.
The 16-week Winter Gap program allows residents to pay a one-time fee to have a food scrap collection container dropped off at their residence for weekly or biweekly swap outs. Service options include a five-gallon bucket or a 32-gallon neighbor tote, which can be shared by neighbor participants. Families of four typically have one bucket swap out weekly. The Winter Gap program begins the week of December 7 and continues through the week of March 29.
Residents who are interested in signing up for the service or have questions should contact Collective Resource Compost directly by filling out the contact form at collectiveresource.us.
 The Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse (ERW) is a non-profit organization that promotes the reduction of waste in landfills through sustainable deconstruction and renovation building practices.
On October 23rd staff, volunteers, family, customers, elected officials were present to celebrate the grand opening of ERW's new location!
After heart-felt remarks from Executive Director Aina Gutierrez, Mayor, Steve Haggerty cut the ceremonial 2x4, with a golden saw, and the doors were officially opened! Community members were given complimentary ERW masks and invited to play safe, socially-distant games. Visitors also got an exclusive tour of the 28,000 square foot warehouse and community hub before participating in a raffle.
Be sure to visit the new warehouse location with expanded hours:
1245 Hartrey Avenue Evanston, IL
Monday-Saturday from 10AM to 6PM
 This September, the City of Evanston added 90 new dockless electronic bikes for residents to use as an expansion of the Divvy bike-share system.
It is expected that this addition will make the system more accessible to residents throughout the entire city, said Jessica Hyink, Evanston’s transportation and mobility coordinator.
Read more here!
What We Are Reading/Listening To
Book Recommendations:
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Go Solar with Citizens’ Greener Evanston and the Evanston Community Foundation Rapid Response Fund! (Webinar opportunities)
If you can’t put solar panels on your home, or you simply want to support new renewable energy in Illinois with no upfront investment, Illinois residents who receive a ComEd or Ameren electric bill are now eligible to join a local community solar project that is currently under construction and will be operational early in 2021.
Each subscription will result in a $75 donation from Trajectory Energy Partners to the Evanston Community Foundation’s Rapid Response Fund.
Find out more about this opportunity and sign up for a subscription here or contact Hal Sprague, Community Solar Coordinator, Trajectory Energy Partners, at (847) 204-4170 or hal@trajectoryenergy.com. If you would like to attend a 40-minute webinar on what community solar is all about and how to subscribe, register for upcoming events that are hosted or co-hosted by Citizens’ Greener Evanston:
Thursday, November 19, 7:00 p.m.
CARP-based Learning Initiative Launch
Beginning on Monday, November 30, four CARP-based activities for Evanston 3rd-5th graders will be released over the four weeks of December on EL-3, an online learning platform for kids to learn in and out of school.
Source
- COVID-19 Resurgence Mitigations Implemented
- City of Evanston Health & Human Services COVID-19
- Evanston Care Network
- City of Evanston COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program
Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
The City of Evanston’s Sustainability Team
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