Ecology Action Center seeks nominations for McLean County Green Awards 2018
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release August 22, 2018 Contact: Michael Brown Phone: (309) 454-3169 x.11 The Ecology Action Center presents the annual McLean County Green Awards to recognize local efforts to improve our environment. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 awards, with recipients being named in November at…
The sun shines for McLean County residents and business owners with new Solar Bloomington-Normal 2.0 program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Peter Murphy, [email protected] 414-988-7963 Larissa Armstrong, [email protected] 309-454-3169 x.15 McLean County, IL – May 7, 2018 – The Ecology Action Center (EAC) of Normal, IL, is partnering with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) to bring Solar Bloomington-Normal 2.0, the solar group buy program, back to McLean…
New recycling information flyer
The Ecology Action Center has published a new flyer with updated Bloomington-Normal recycling information in order to help reduce contamination. “Wishful recycling” or lack of proper understanding of what can or cannot be recycled leads to contamination of our recyclables which reduces the value of these materials and weakens the…
Normal Municipal Electricity Aggregation FAQs
Residents of the Town of Normal are now receiving notices about the next round of municipal electricity aggregation. Residents may opt-out, or otherwise are by default are included in the new program. But what is aggregation? What is this all about? The EAC has put together a short list of…
Bloomington Municipal Electricity Aggregation FAQs
Residents of the City of Bloomington are now receiving notices about the next round of municipal electricity aggregation. Residents may opt-out, or otherwise are by default are included in the new program. But what is aggregation? What is this all about? The EAC has put together a short list of…
2017 EAC Annual Report Released
The Ecology Action Center’s 2017 report is now available for download. This report details the activities, impact, and finances of the EAC for 2017. Highlights of last year include: Completion of the new Twenty-Year Materials Recovery and Resource Management Plan for McLean County, Bloomington, and Normal, Illinois Extensive youth education…
Results from 2017 McLean County HHW Collection released
The EAC’s fall 2017 Household Hazardous Waste Collection was a huge success, building upon the successful events of 2015 and 2012. The event saw a record-breaking 3,022 households participate, many taking advantage of carpooling their…
