More than recycling
Gary Church's Green Team continuously looks for ways to care for God's creation. In addition to its quarterly Styrofoam recycling events (see below), the team invites you to bring your own reusable dishes and utensils for all your food and fellowship opportunities at church, including when you provide treats.
As the Green Team explores the carbon footprint of Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton, Illinois, look to the e-news for new ways in how you can help.
Styrofoam recycling
As part of our Christian responsibility to care for God’s creation, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton, IL, has operated a Styrofoam recycling ministry for several years, with the goal to keep this useful but non-degradable material out of our landfills. Increased online purchasing has exacerbated the desire by all to reduce disposal of this material. Our volunteers take the collected items to the Dart Container Corporation 24/7 public recycling center, 310 Evergreen Dr., North Aurora.
2026 Styrofoam recycling dates
The recycling collection Sundays in 2026 are Jan. 11, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18, 8:45–10:30 a.m., South Driveway. Can you help one time or more for collection or driving duties? If so, please contact Elaine McCluskey through the Church Office. If you miss the dates, feel free to drop off Styrofoam at Dart Container Corporation, 310 Evergreen Dr., North Aurora.
QUIZ: CAN THESE BE RECYCLED IN YOUR CURBSIDE RECYCLING CAN?
Cardboard egg cartons
Clean aluminum foil
Paper towels
Paperback books
Bags that contained flour or sugar
It’s
important to learn more about what can and cannot be recycled, so you
don’t contaminate your entire recycling can with one item. Take the quiz
above. Answers can be found on your city’s website or on a helpful list
of items that should not be placed in curbside bins, which is available
from SCARCE.
Remember that #6 plastic (Styrofoam) is one of the things you cannot place in curbside recycling.
~Elaine McCluskey and the Styrofoam Recycling Team
To find out more about recycling in your community, go to your city’s website and search “recycling” or find links to the city and county webpages below.
