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Resident offers compostable bags and tools for Illinois Prairie Path cleanup
Summary
At the Village of Villa Park Fund Commission meeting, resident Bob Wagner urged the use of plant‑based compostable bags instead of plastic for the Illinois Prairie Path cleanup and offered grabbers and related equipment to help volunteers; commissioners confirmed registration instructions and volunteer logistics for the event.
Bob Wagner, a Village of Villa Park resident, used the public‑comment period to urge the commission to replace traditional plastic trash bags with plant‑based compostable bags for the Illinois Prairie Path cleanup and offered equipment and assistance. “Depending on the thickness of the bag, if it's exposed to light and air, it could take 1000 years for a plastic bag to break down,” Wagner said, adding, “I'm willing to provide [compostable bags] to you, as a way to kind of transition…
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