Green Awards The Ecology Action Center annually presents the annual McLean County Green Awards in order to recognize significant local efforts to improve our environment. The 2019 award recipients were named at the EAC’s annual fall event, the Sustainable Gourmet on November 14. The McLean County Recycling and Waste Reduction…
For immediate release November 3, 2019 Contact: Larissa Armstrong Phone: (309) 454-3169 x.15 The Ecology Action Center has received numerous inquiries lately regarding letters or postcards people got from Arcadia Power offering energy savings through community solar, or other renewable energy sources. One of our roles as an energy educator in…
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release September 30, 2019 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 2019 awards, with recipients being named in November at…
McLean County’s recycling rate increased for the third year in a row in 2018. The Ecology Action Center’s annual calculation of community-wide waste generation and recycling shows that the County reached a recycling rate of 46% with an increase of 4.5% from 2017. As a result, the County maintained progress…
Did you get this letter in the mail? MidAmerican letter about RECs This letter is from your electric supplier informing you where they used the renewable energy credits (RECs) they purchased as part of your green energy supply plan. The Town of Normal and the City of Bloomington went through…
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Michael Brown, (309) 454-3169 x.11 For immediate release: June 17, 2019 With early support from numerous local partners and sponsors, the Ecology Action Center (EAC) is optimistic about a local hazardous waste collection in the near future. Illinois Farm Bureau® (IFB), Compeer Financial, Rivian Automotive, Republic Services,…
The Ecology Action Center of Normal, Illinois, is soliciting proposals for a fall 2019 Household Hazardous Waste collection event for the residents of McLean County, Illinois. Please download the full Request For Proposals and bid sheet for completion. Sealed proposals are due to Executive Director Michael Brown by 2 p.m….
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release May 13, 2019 Contact: Michael Brown Phone: (309) 454-3169 x.11 Local residents and visitors to Downtown Bloomington have access to eight new and conveniently located recycling bins in the area for the first time this summer. In early 2018, funding awarded to the Ecology Action…
