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SCARCE reports rise in community recycling events, warns of fires and hazards at sorting facility
Summary
SCARCE told DuPage County officials about expanded composting and recycling outreach — including a 600-person garden market and 70,000 pounds of books and paper recycled April–June — and relayed safety concerns at the Groot recycling facility, including frequent fires and daily needle finds.
Kaye, a presenter from SCARCE, told the DuPage County Environmental Committee that SCARCE’s spring programs drew hundreds and expanded recycling options while also flagging worker safety issues at local material recovery facilities.
SCARCE hosted a Garden Market with 28 vendors and counted “over 600 people attend,” Kaye said, and ran composting workshops, teacher training and community recycling events that together reached “almost 3,000 people” from April through June. She said SCARCE’s spring collections also yielded 70,000 pounds of books, paper and cardboard.
Those outreach efforts are intended to…
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