Co-chair:
Dick Peach – rdpeach {at} comcast(.)net

If you want to become an active member of this Task Force or would like more info about the projects, please contact the co-chair.

Many are familiar with the ‘Three Rs’: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Reduction is the most important step: buying and using less; selecting products that have less packaging; using durable rather than disposable items. Reuse is next: donating used goods to a charitable group; maintaining and repairing rather than replacing broken items. Finally, recycle what cannot be reduced or reused. By implementing these three steps, Evanston’s waste could be cut by more than half, which would help the city reduce its emission output by 28,980 MTCO₂.

The Waste Reduction and Recycling task force focuses on:

• Increasing participation in recycling and waste reduction (commercial and residential);
• Creating a City ordinance to eliminate plastic bags at retail stores;
• Encouraging the recycling of construction and demolition waste;
• Keeping clothing and fabric out of landfills; and
• Increasing recycling and waste reduction at public events and festivals.