Sorry to the folks whose comments weren't immediately posted: I was off for a week, and had some trouble with my phone line that AT&T was eventually able to fix.
Everything is updated now.
And Wednesday is Earth Day! The best part of it being on a Wednesday is that it splits up events on two weekends, so you can attend more.
On Saturday, I helped out at ECO Commission's Reuse & Recycle Extravaganza and Earth Day Celebration in Oswego. I got sunburned. Really, really sunburned on my arms because I stupidly didn't think to put sunblock there. (But mad props to Burt's Bees for a having a great sunblock that kept my face pale without parabens or other badness.)
That said, tons of people volunteered and hundreds of people unloaded everything from videos and books to scrap metal, TVs and office supplies. It was a sight to behold because the entire thing was drive-up and quick as can be. Well-planned, well-executed. They're doing it again in September, so I'm going to have everything I need to get rid of loaded into my car for one stop recycling.
Check out the list of what they accept . It's pretty amazing.
What was I doing in Oswego instead of Will County? My dad's on the commission. The apple really doesn't fall far from the tree.
Julie Todd is the night editor at The Herald News in Joliet. She and her
husband are looking to cut the chemicals and get back to basics -- minus the
granola and hemp clothing. They live in a home they bought last year in
Plainfield, where they're making changes to create their own little patch of
utopia.
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