• Start 2026 with a Healthier Kitchen

    Ditch the Black Plastic and Reduce Microplastic Exposure As we set our intentions for 2026, many of us think about being more healthy, but what about what we cook with? A recent NPR report highlights troubling findings about everyday black plastic kitchen items: researchers detected toxic flame retardants in many of these utensils and containers,…

  • New paint recycling program in IL

    A new paint recycling program that enables households and businesses to recycle leftover paint, stain, and varnish conveniently and sustainably is debuting in IL starting December 1st, 2025. The program is operated by PaintCare, a nonprofit organization created by paint companies through the American Coatings Association (ACA) to manage leftover paint in states that have enacted paint stewardship…

  • 2025 Composting Information

    Northbrook will now have opt-in composting coming soon in May 2025. Bins are expected to arrive at the end of April. For more information on the program’s rollout, visit the Village of Northbrook’s refuse, composting and recycling resource webpage. Need a quick reference on what is acceptable to put into composting bins vs not? Read…

  • 2025 Spring Clean Up Day

    Spring is one of my favorite seasons of the year, as it symbolizes fresh beginnings. I always dedicate those first few weekends of spring to making my home feel light, bright, and organized. I let my garden sleep in, but prepare my own habitat for a great year ahead. And at the end of my…

  • Village of Northbrook Electronics Recycling Program Information

    Electronic waste (E-Waste) are items that are banned from the landfill (cannot go in your normal refuse). Examples of E-Waste include: Computers, Computer Monitors, Televisions, Printers, Keyboards, Fax Machines, VCR’S, Portable Digital Music Players, DVD Players, Video Game Consoles, Computer Mouse, Scanners, Digital Converter Boxes, Cable Receivers, Satellite Receivers, DVD Recorders, Small-Scale Servers Residents can…

  • Holiday Northbrook Recycling Opportunities 2024

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  • Live More Sustainably

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  • How To Plan a Waste-Free Party

    Are you interested in learning how to plan an event or party with virtually no waste or excess cleanup? The time, money, and energy put into party preparations may be taxing on you and the earth. However, it does not have to be! You will save money, save the environment, and cut down on waste…

  • Community Solar Programs

    On a typical Chicago area winter day, the temperature is frigid but the sun is shining.  Did you know that to produce solar-powered electricity it does not matter if the temperature is frigid?  It only matters whether the sun is shining.  Actually, the sun does not even have to be shining to produce some solar…

  • NYC Climate Week Address

    UN Climate Change News, 19 September 2022 – Speaking at the opening of Climate Week New York City, the new Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell, described the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in November as “the world’s first opportunity in the era of implementation of the Paris Agreement to…