By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com Back in March 1988, the city of Woodstock started something that was not very common at the time: a curbside recycling program, making it easier […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle (and it should be!), several opportunities locally will help you stick to […]
Every year it seems the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County grows a bit more and is able to make a bigger contribution to the environmental health of McHenry County. In […]
Free document shredding event scheduled July 10 A free document shredding event will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the McHenry County Administration Building, 667 […]
While we greatly appreciate all the calls the Environmental Defenders receives with questions from caring folks who want to do the right thing and not toss recyclable or hazardous items […]
We hope the following helps to answer questions you may have or consider things you haven’t thought of before! Recycling can be confusing … so please enjoy these recycling and […]
With more time spent inside and less ambition to do big shopping at crowded stores, for reasons we can all relate to, many people are thinking of different ways to […]
It’s September, and many will start thinking about the holidays, which means our environment will be inundated by “The White Stuff.” I’m not speaking of snow. I’m talking about the […]
Raising money for PADS and recycling when possible were the semester goals of Northwood Middle School’s Challenge Corps students. For community outreach, students made recycled items to sell. Projects included […]
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