by Yvonne Malone
Greener Grove will host its first Recycling Extravaganza on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 9am to 12pm! Our Communications Team recently sat down with member and event organizer Sarah Karrow to learn more.
Sarah has been leading green initiatives for many years at the elementary school she teaches at, including organizing their annual recycling event. So, when we floated the idea of hosting one ourselves, she quickly stepped in and began to organize.
Recycling Extravaganza Partners
A key partner for this event is SCARCE. Based in Addison, SCARCE has assisted other communities and organizations in hosting recycling extravaganzas by connecting them with potential vendors. Thus far, the following vendors have committed to participating in GG’s recycling event:
Accurate Document Destruction - paper shredding (they will have a shredding truck on site)
Capital Metals - electronics & scrap metal
DuPage Sheriff’s Office - medicine, epipen, syringes and lancets (more information to come regarding how
Earthpaint - Latex, oil-based and aerosol paint. Please reference recycling fees on their website.
Project Cure - medical equipment, wheelchairs, walkers and crutches
SCARCE - books, bread tags, keys, Christmas lights, and more
Sharing Connections - furniture (more information to come)
Working Bikes - bicycles, tricycles, helmets, tools, parts and bike pumps
The West Suburban Community Food Pantry will also be collecting non-perishable food items (e.g., canned goods, pasta, cereal) at the event.
What You Can Do Now
October will be here before we know it! Here are some steps you can do to get organized - and to help us spread the word:

Share the date with your friends and neighbors in the area by forwarding a link to this article.
Connect with us on social media and sign up for our newsletter if you haven’t already done so to keep up to date on event details, including additional vendors.
Organize your stuff so that it is easy to add to in the months ahead - and grab and load into the car on the day of the event.
If you have something that you need to get rid of sooner, check out SCARCE’s website to see the items they collect at their facility in Addison and their Events Calendar to learn about other area recycling events.
Walker Elementary School in Clarendon Hills will be hosting a recycling event on May 10th from 9am to 12pm. Learn more here: https://www.scarce.org/recycling-events/