sustainability
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce is committed to supporting local business by providing resources so they may implement environmental best practices and take action to improve and protect the environment at the local level and beyond.
Environmental Programs & Partners
Clark Street Composts with WasteNot Compost
Bike Corrals (locations + Divvy) Pizza Lobo, Sofo Tap, Hopleaf, Winnie Grace, and Ora.
Farmer's Market produced by our sister organization ASCA
Parkways for Pollinators in partnership with the Edgewater Environmental Coalition, Vivant Garden Services, and Prairie Friends
North to South Locations | Species you will find
Ashland between Hollywood and Olive
5600 Ashland at Bryn Mawr
Women & Children First side garden
Winona and Clark
Carmen and Clark
Argyle and Clark
For information about native species and best practices for ALL things seeds Click here
Sustainability Advocacy please join the Edgewater Environmental Coalition meetings
Block Club Sustainability Initiatives
Bowmanville Gardens
Volini Garden ETNA
WANT-Garden
WEAR-Garden + Mural Fundraiser
Avian Odessey
Created by local Chicago artist Cheri Charlton in partnership with the Illinois Audubon Society Cheri is an accomplished artist and educator at Columbia College and has done many murals around the City. Those local to Andersonville may remember the wings on the south wall of Hamburger Mary’s before they closed; that was one of her many works.
The mural will be a triptych, with the first panel featuring birds that migrate from the tropics to Chicago, the second featuring birds that are year-round natives and the third showcasing birds that migrate from the artic to Chicago. The Illinois Audubon Society also provided recommendations for specific birds that can be found in the neighborhood to help bring awareness to their plight. The mural will serve to continue to beautify the new native garden WEAR created last year on the site of an old cell phone tower. The mural theme also aligns with the Mission of the WEAR garden, which is to provide an oasis of true native plants for birds, butterflies and other pollinators.
ACC Planning & Events for Sustainability
Edgewater Compost Survey in partnership with Edgewater Environmental Coalition and WasteNot Compost.
We are conducting an exploratory survey all about compost and our habits in Edgewater. Take the survey now! Click Here.
Little Free Seed Library-Edgewater Library
For more information on upcoming events please email info@andersonville.org.
TerraCycle| Become a Terracycle Host site for one of the many different options to help recycle. More information on Terracycle. Simply request for a box and a shipping label and pick up from our office to be sent for recycling. yayaildhfah
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce is currently collecting the following:
Old, clean socks
Rubbermaid and food storage containers- Recycle all brands of well-used food storage containers.
Request a "Butt Box" with Cigarettes' Waste
Pens and stuff
WARD OFFICES
47TH- Eco Fest and Green Council
40th- Sustainability council