In 2023, the Village of Downers Grove joined the Greenest Region Compact (GRC), laying the groundwork for a long-range plan of developing sustainability solutions. Offering a recycling opportunity felt like the exact event that works toward the goals of the GRC. Greener Grove, together with the Village and SCARCE which is a nonprofit organization that focuses on rescuing school items from landfills, organized a Recycling Extravaganza

Many groups and entities around DuPage County and the greater Chicagoland area are working to advance sustainability goals in their local...

Feeling anxious about ecological concerns can be very isolating when you’re feeling it on your own, because how can the actions of one...

Thanks to everyone for making Earth Week a success! It was wonderful to see the community come together to learn, plant, clean up, and...

Take our survey / Join a Subgroup - Interested in participating in any of the projects our Greener Grove subgroups are launching? Take...

Take Our Survey - We have lots of ideas about how to create a greener community. What do you think we should focus on first? Take our...