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A COMPREHENSIVE GREEN INITIATIVE
FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
Dairy Tubs
In cooperation with Terracycle, we are collecting dairy tubs
(yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc.)
. Please be sure to wash
out the tubs before turning them in at the recycling locations.
Recycle Your Batteries
The Village of Orland Park is collecting used batteries to recycle.
All batteries
(except car batteries)
will be accepted.
Writing instruments
This drive is also in cooperation with Terracycle. We collect any
old writing instruments
(pens, markers, crayons, etc.)
Stop by the Recreation Administration Office, Sportsplex Office,
or Cultural Center to drop off your items. See the list below of
what we are recycling:
recycling drives
Our Smart Living Team is excited to launch TOSS, our new outreach
program. Whether you are a scout troop, youth group, school club, or
any other organization, Donna Kargol and her team of volunteers will
be happy to meet with you. They will be glad to come with the TOSS
presentation, crafts, and more to help educate your group on some
simple things to do that will help protect the environment and learn
about your carbon footprint. Non-Resident groups can also book a
presentation for a nominal fee of $25.
ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH PROGRAM
TOSS (Take One Small Step)
Co-sponsored by:
Orland Hour
Join the Village’s effort to conserve energy by turning off all non-essential
lighting and electrical appliances from 12:00 - 1:00 PM daily. Every little
bit helps.
Questions?
Please contact Donna Kargol at 708.403.6258 or email
her at
.
For additional information
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volunteer opportunity
Do you have a passion for our environment and want to make a
difference? Join our Smart Living Team.
Choose to Reuse
30-Day Challenge
1.
Refill my reusable mug and avoid single-use paper and polystyrene cups. If
our entire community took action for 30 days, think how much we could keep
out of landfills, and how many less trees would be cut down.
2.
Drink water in a reusable water bottle instead of using single-use plastic
bottles, and slow down the use of fossil fuels. Americans buy more than half
a billion bottles of water a week. In a year, it takes 17 million barrels of oil to
make those bottles.
3.
Shop with a reusable bag. By avoiding plastic and paper bags, we can save
up to 99% of the natural resources and up to 98% of greenhouse gas emissions
used to make bags.
4.
Donate used goods instead of throwing them away.
Want to do something simple and easy to address the causes of climate
change and reduce our community’s environmental footprint? Take
the
I Choose to Reuse 30-Day Challenge
From
_________________
to
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I pledge to:
Tell us how you did!
Email Donna Kargol at
