This past October, Greener Grove had the opportunity to partner with Downers Grove South Science Teacher, Chris Gales, staff from the Village of Downers Grove, and volunteers from SCARCE, to put on an in-school field trip all about sustainability. Coined “Sustainapalooza” by Mr. Gales, we planned a full lineup of hands-on activities and experiences that helped students learn about environmentally-sustainable choices they can make now, and in the future, to reduce their ecolog

In their presentation “Waste-Less Holidays” Michelle and Louise highlighted some sobering stats about how wasteful holidays have become: During the holidays, the amount of trash the average American produces rises from 5 pounds to 6.25 pounds per person per day. 

Did you know? Most packaged costumes are petroleum-based. 83% of Halloween costumes are worn once and thrown away. Halloween costumes generate approximately 12 MILLION pounds of textile waste annually in the US alone.