Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Green Sponsors
John W. Weiss Ace Hardware
Join us for the 4th annual Morton Grove Sustainability Expo & Recycling Fest on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Morton Grove Civic Center (6140 Dempster Street). Hosted by the Environment and Natural Resources Commission (ENRC) and Village, this free, family-friendly event features exhibits from local businesses and organizations that are providing greener services, ideas, and opportunities to Morton Grove residents and businesses. The Recycling Fest helps divert a variety of waste types from landfills.
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Welcoming Ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Presentations by the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) at 11:15 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Morton Grove Sustainability Expo & Recycling Fest Event Guide
 RECYCLING FEST COLLECTION GUIDELINESÂ
books - CDs - DVDs - vinyl - sporting equipment - car tires - car batteries - used car oil
clothing - coats & jackets - jewelry - shoes - purses - hats - toys - blankets - drapery
home items - sleeping bags - tools - silverware - pots & pans - backpacks
repairable adult bikes - gently-used kids bikes - bike parts & accessories
new and like-new strollers, high chairs, swings, pack-n-plays, baby textiles, & baby clothing
new diapers & pull-ups (open packs accepted) - unopened wipes, formula, & baby food
flags - sharps - prescription drugs - eyeglasses - senior health equipment
holiday lights - CFL bulbs - food pantry donations
Document destruction, electronics, and hazardous waste items will not be collected.
Sponsor the 2024 Sustainability Expo & Recycling Fest! This annual Village event exhibits green businesses and organizations and offers a one-stop drop-off for various recyclable and reusable items. The 2023 event attracted over 500 guests, and we anticipate a bigger crowd in 2024! Submit the 2024 Expo Sponsorship Form to the Administrator's Office at Village Hall (6101 Capulina Avenue). Staff will follow up with you to confirm your sponsorship and provide details in advance of the event.
Sign up to be an exhibitor! Are you a green business or organization that offers greener services, ideas, or opportunities to Morton Grove residents and businesses? Fill out the online 2024 Exhibitor Registration Form to be part of the 2024 Sustainability Expo & Recycling Event.
EXHIBITORS
All registration slots for the event have been filled and there are no more timeslots available at this time. While the Mobile DMV has completed the registration process, residents are always welcome to schedule an appointment with the nearest DMV facility by going to apps.ilsos.gov/dlexamcheck.
Local Morton Grove grocer.
www.susanmcglade.arbonne.com
Provider of clean beauty products.
Collecting donations of books, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl.
Education on organizations and recycled kids crafts.
Collecting clean grocery bags, plastic bottle caps, soda can tabs, and gardening tools and supplies.
Providing educational materials and flyers on energy efficiency, utility programs, and solar energy.
The ComEd Energy Efficiency Program provides instant discounts, rebates, home and facility assessments, technical services and whole-building solutions to help customers reduce energy use. Offering brochures and assorted ComEd giveaways.
Cremation by Water is an environmentally thoughtful aftercare servicing both people and pets by embracing a greener legacy.
Sustainable landscaping company.
Assists the Village Board’s efforts to promote the conservation, preservation, improvement, and protection of the environment and natural resources of the Village.
Local leader in collecting, refurbishing, and recycling electronic materials from small businesses, schools, non-profits, and residents.
Provider of zero-waste utensils, compostable, and biodegradable packaging and plastic-free pet waste bags.
Local group of residents providing education, opportunities, and resources to make residents' homes, community, and yards more environmentally friendly.
Specializes in retrofitting existing homes and buildings to geothermal heating and cooling.
General contractor with specialty in green building practices.
Collecting items from the 50s, 60s, and 70s to enhance the Historical Museum's inventory.
Local government agency responsible for controlling the regional mosquito population in order to reduce the risk of disease from mosquito borne illness.
Pulse Dempster Line Public Transportation
Collecting used sporting goods and cleats.
Full-service native plant landscaping and design firm.
Providing bicycle education.
Provider of plastic-free products, including laundry detergent, wool dryer balls, and natural laundry baskets.
Collecting new and like-new items for children ages 0-5, including strollers, high chairs, baby swings, and pack-n-plays, baby textiles, and clothing. Additionally, we accept new items like diapers & pull-ups (all sizes, open packs accepted), unopened wipes, and formula & baby food (unopened & unexpired).
Collecting clothing, coats and jackets, jewelry, shoes, purses, hats, toys, blankets, drapes and curtains, electronics, sleeping bags, tools, silverware, dishes, pts and pans, backpacks, and similar items.
Creator of fashion and apparel from found materials, donated clothing, and other items. Also repurposes home goods to give them new life.
Provides compost collection services in Morton Grove.
Collecting adult bikes in repairable condition, gently used children's bikes, and any bike parts, tools, and accessories.
Local business providing volunteers to support item collection.