FWDUptown- Food Waste Disposer hits Uptown, Chicago

Chicago is progressive in its efforts to curb waste by bringing in new ideas and opportunities for conservation and sustainability.  

Uptown, Chicago is participating in a research project that is focusing on food waste diversion from landfills.  

Please spread the word.  supplies are limited.  

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TONIGHT - FWD - Food Waste Disposal FREE Information Night

WANT TO KEEP YOUR KITCHEN CLEAN, IMPROVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?

Join Uptown’s Clean Kitchen, Green Community project

Eligible Participants Will Receive a FREE InSinkErator® Food Waste Disposer!

The Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) and InSinkErator are launching a research project in parts of Uptown. The project will promote the recycling of food scraps using in-sink food waste disposers, and assess how much disposers can reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills.

To be eligible to participate in this project, residents must own their homes (single family or two to four flats), not already have a disposer, and live in the following area of Uptown:

North of Lawrence, South of Foster and

West of Broadway, East of Clark

INFORMATION SESSION!

MONDAY, JULY 1st  

5 TO 7 PM

BEZAZIAN BRANCH LIBRARY

1226 W AINSLIE ST

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED!!

Residents chosen to participate will receive a free food waste disposer installed in their kitchen by a licensed plumber.

InSinkErator food waste disposer discount coupons available for those not eligible to participate!

Questions? For more information, please email: UptownFoodWaste@yahoo.com

We Are Still Rolling...

Last we spoke there was some uncertainty of the future of C3, but the Corps is alive and thriving under the guidance of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum!  I haven't blogged in a while because I have been tweeting (@lafleen) more these days.  

Happy Spring 2013! 

It's rained every day for the last week here, more or less, and it doesn't look like the forecast for next week is calling for anything different.  Not a ton of rain, but enough to give way for some beautiful flowers and spectacular greenery.  I look forward to walking through Portage Park witnessing the trees sprout pink, purple and white blossoms. 

And of course it is baseball season.  Some may complain that it is the most boring to watch, but golf is only watchable, according to my mother, because of the locations of the golf courses.  I concur.  Baseball, you bet.  Go, go White Sox!  

Johnathan Winters passed this week and it hit home because my dad loves him and his dad before as well.  It reminded me of my dad who is 72 and still doing well, but it does give a good feeling to know Winters had a good run at 87 and he wasn't nearly as healthy as my dad.  My dad loves baseball, too!  A legitimate Yankees fan from Long Island, NY.