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What is Better For the Environment?: Composting Food Waste or Sending it down your Garbage Disposal

While sending your food scraps down the drain can still divert them from a landfill, directly composting them has a lower environmental impact.

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Garden Partner Program Success

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Celebrating Earth Month With WasteNot

How to get involved in the Chicagoland area this Earth Month

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Compost Giveback Gives back to local communities

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Textile Collection

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6 tips to reduce your carbon footprint

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Holiday Tree Composting

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A Greener Alternative to Black Friday

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Recycle Campaign Yard Signs

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Event Recycling and Composting Law Coming to Illinois In 2025

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Palos Park Selects WasteNot Compost As Curbside Compost Collection Hauler

The Village of Palos Park is partnering with WasteNot Compost to provide a voluntary new curbside compost collection service for all residential and commercial properties within Village boundaries.

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Glass Recycling: A Complete Guide

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Soft Plastic Recycling: A Complete Guide

Learn how to recycle soft plastics in Chicagoland with WasteNot.

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Composting Paper Products: A Complete Guide

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Glencoe Selects WasteNot Compost As Curbside Compost Collection Hauler

The Village of Glencoe is partnering with WasteNot Compost to provide a voluntary new curbside compost collection service for all residential and commercial properties within Village boundaries.

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Evergreen Park Selects WasteNot Compost As New Curbside Compost Collection Hauler

The Village of Evergreen Park is partnering with WasteNot Compost to provide a voluntary new curbside compost collection service for all residential and commercial properties within Village boundaries.