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Cleaning the Neighborhood

PictureWANT Block Club: Earth Day Clean & Green
Mission: Continue the historic mission of the Edgewater Community Council's committee: Edgewater Beautiful

This  will involve all of those activities necessary to keep Edgewater clean, and recruiting the necessary community participation and resources to accomplish it, and will: 
a) Work with Streets and Sanitation  for the Clean & Green Spring and Fall events. 
b) Work with the various block clubs & schools to support and encourage their local cleanup efforts 
c) Work with the Chambers of Commerce, the Development Corporations, and the Special Services Areas (SSAs) in their efforts to clean the commercial districts.
​d) Coordinate with the EEC Waste Initiative Committee

Activities
Earth Day: EEC is a lead collaborative partner, with our public officials and Loyola, on the annual Earth Day Clean & Green events in Edgewater.

Clearing Alleys of Litter, Weeds, & Weed Trees:  With the support of the Dept of Streets & Sanitation there are regular walkabouts throughout Edgewater.  Focus is mainly on the CTA embankment alleys.
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Partnering with Loyola student scientists, EEC sponsored a number of surveys that have provided the community, businesses and public officials information on where resources should be focused and improvements made.  e.g. Survey of mid level building recycling; audit of trees & their health on major streets; survey of cleaning programs at fast food outlet.

Litter Free Edgewater Campaign 

The Edgewater Environmental Coalition (EEC) coordinates a Litter Free Edgewater campaign by enlisting community members to adopt a block to care for as a designated Blockhead. We started this in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

EEC provides resources, direction, organizing, and the community for this effort one day a month on the last Saturday of every month.

You are the feet on the ground, taking initiative directly yourself or getting neighbors involved too (post-shelter-in-place)

Read more below and sign up at bit.ly/litterfree-edgewater !
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​Cleaning Map (Note: New 40th & 49th Ward Alderman have been elected, but the map is still mainly relevant)
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The Edgewater Environmental Coalition (EEC) is an all volunteer 501c3 organization, FEIN 87-1224378. Donations to EEC are tax deductible under IRS rules.*
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Donations are welcome. Here are a few of our activities & projects:
  • Town Hall Meetings with Presentations on Current Topics 
  • Grants for beautification;
  • Energy efficiency assistance; ​
  • Spring Clean & Green events;
  • Tree audits & trimming events;
  •  Waste/Recycling Initiatives 
  • Social Media Outreach
  • ​Renewable Energy projects
  • Earth Day & Arbor Day Events 
  • Collaboration with local block clubs, schools & religious groups  
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EEC is a proud affiliate of the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC)
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