Better Government Association Archives

Chicago STILL Can’t Recycle

December 12, 2020 Mike Nowak Ald. Michele Smith, Ald. Scott Waguespack, Better Government Association, Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, Chicago Office of Inspector General, Chicago recycling, climate change, Delta Institute, landfills, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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Last week, the Chicago Office of Inspector General issued a scathing report concerning the City’s inability to properly monitor and execute its high rise recycling program. Ald. Michele Smith from the 43rd Ward and Ald. Scott Waguespack from the 32nd Ward stop by to comment on those findings.

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A Million Healthy Gardens

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 Mike Nowak Better Government Association, Chicago Grows Green Week, environment, gardening, lawn chemicals, Madison Hopkins, Midwest Grows Green, Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, National Wildlife Federation, Peggy Malecki, recycling in Chicago, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Mary Phillips from the National Wildlife Federation reports on how the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is creating wildlife habitat in backyards. Ryan Anderson promotes Chicago Grows Green Week, presented by Midwest Grows Green. Madison Hopkins returns to the show to talk about her most recent article for the Better Government Association about Chicago’s failing recycling system.

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Learning to Love Bats

October 28, 2018May 18, 2019 Mike Nowak bat conservation, Bat Week, Better Government Association, Chicago recycling, environment, gardening, Joy O'Keefe, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Waste Management

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As we celebrate Bat Week, Indiana State University’s Joy O’Keefe tells us why this mammal is so important and so misunderstood. Kim Hankins previews the Green Living Expo at McHenry County College. Madison Hopkins from the Better Government Association follows up on her wave-making article about recycling in Chicago.