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Gen Z helping mend fast fashion crisis with needle and thread

  • Apr 8
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Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill, what you can do

  • Dec 26, 2025

Rescued animals in south suburbs take bite out of climate change

  • May 14, 2025

Food banks are unsung heroes in fight against climate change

  • Apr 17, 2025

Climate Ready: How to host a less wasteful Thanksgiving

  • Nov 20, 2024

Climate Ready: Repair Cafés give broken household items new life

  • Nov 20, 2024

Release climate change rage with area Pumpkin Smash events

  • Nov 7, 2024

Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

  • Oct 29, 2024

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Heavy rains leads to landslides at south suburban landfill

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  • Apr 23, 2021
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Latest Stories

Machine in Chicago mimics cow's stomach to divert thousands of tons of food waste from landfills

What's an anaerobic digester? Chicago has one that mimics the inside of a cow's stomach and is helping divert thousands of tons of food waste form landfills.

  • Aug 14, 2024

Evanston woman's mission to fight climate change through compost collection co-op

Spoiler alert: Your rotten leftovers and food scraps don't have to end up in a landfill. Here's an easy way to compost.

  • Jul 30, 2024

Recycle plastic bags? New information about where they really end up

A previous joint investigation between the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News found that several plastic bags which were supposed to be recycled ended up in landfills or incinerators. Now there is new information about some of the final destinations.

  • Apr 24, 2024

Chicago area breweries craft up way to fight climate change with beer can carrier reuse co-op

Don't let climate change kill your buzz. A Chicago non-profit has crafted up a way to help.

  • Feb 21, 2024

Improved food rescue program helps Greater Chicago Food Depository helps fight hunger, waste

What is food rescue? Each year, 450 million tons of good food are wasted in Chicago and yet one in five families struggle to get food on the table.

  • Dec 28, 2023