The event scheduled for 5/8 WILL BE POSTPONED. Please check back for re-scheduling updates.
Our next Community Compost Collection will be May 22 at the Maywood Park District. Please join us there.
Community Compost Collection Series
Join us for our second event on Saturday, May 8, 2021, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm CDT.
Location: W 58th St & S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60621, Northeast corner
University of Illinois Extension in Cook County and Grow Greater Englewood have teamed up for a Unity Day to honor our Mothers and Mother Earth on May 8, 2021. Bring us your yard/garden/kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost for your garden!
Help us reach our goal of collecting 5 tons of compostable material at this one-day-only Unity Day event. For greater impact, participate in Imagine Englewood's community trash pickup on the same day!
Details
- Please bring us your grass clippings, leaves, landscape waste, and kitchen scraps: eggshells, vegetable skins, and stems are welcome
- Please do not bring products containing oil, dressings, dairy, meat, or bones! No branches over 2” in diameter!
- This event is BYOB - Bring your own Bucket (up to 5 gallons) to take home finished compost. If you need a bucket, please contact taryn@growgreater.org
Social distancing and face coverings required to participate in this FREE event. Finished compost is first come first served.
If you have questions about this event please contact Sarah at 217-300-8636 or sbatka@illinois.edu.