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How Two Gardeners Beat Chicago City Hall

December 8, 2019December 11, 2019 Mike Nowak Adam Minter, eco-influencer, fighting weed ordinances, invasive plants, Jeffrey P. Smith, Junkyard Planet, native plants in urban yards, recycling v. reuse, Secondhand, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki

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Pete and Noreen Czosnyka, who live on Chicago’s northwest side, just accomplished something special–they beat the City of Chicago in a court case involving native plants in their yard. Pete and his lawyer Jeff Smith join us in studio. Then, Adam Minter, author of Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale, talks to us about an unexpected but thriving economy of secondhand stuff.

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Why Recycle? Hosta Finale

September 1, 2018September 7, 2018 Mike Nowak Adam Minter, conifers, environment, gardening, Hosta Happening, Mano a Mano International Partners, Marta Keane, recycling, Rich and Susan Eyre, Rich's Foxwillow Pines, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Will County Green

Marta Touloumes Keane, Recycling Program Specialist for Will County, explains what can and can’t be recycled, and why. Rich and Susan Eyre from Rich’s Foxwillow Pines prepare for their Hosta Happening Finale next week.