Fox Metro Water Reclamation District (WRD) will accept old, unwanted medications at their booth at the Aurora Greenfest Saturday, May 13.
It is important that we keep those old medicines out of our precious water supply and prevent any misuse of these drugs. Please don’t flush those pills down the toilet! Bring them to the Greenfest, turn them at the Fox Metro booth, and enjoy the rest of your day with us, learning about other ways to save the planet and have some fun, too. This way is a safe, convenient, and responsible, means of disposing of prescription drugs.
Aurora Greenlights, in affiliation with The Conservation Foundation, will celebrate the 11th Annual Aurora Greenfest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 13 inside the Prisco Community Center at 150 W. Illinois Avenue and outside under the beautiful oak trees in McCullough Park. Solar panel installers, green car owners, Aurora area environmental groups, and many other special attractions will be there to strike the imagination of our visitors to help us live greener, more sustainable lives in our own communities.
Many organizations, including the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Elevate Illinois, and Sierra Club will be on hand to help our visitors learn how to save money on their electric bills. Community Solar is another option if your roof isn’t right for solar panels, or if you are a renter. We want our residents to take advantage of these big money savings, with eligible families saving an average of $1,000 per year!
Our Green Car Show will have plenty of action for car lovers, even lawnmower lovers! Kids especially love the bees, bats, owls, and snakes, promoting our connection with nature and the importance of habitat and species preservation. Kids are the future. We do this for ourselves and for them.
“We are excited and grateful to be back,” said Mavis Bates, festival founder and organizer. “Now more than ever it’s important that we grow and nurture our local, sustainability, movement. The Greenfest committee loves bringing our community together to celebrate our planet.”
Aurora GreenLights, an affiliate of the Conservation Foundation, organizes the festival. The Dunham Fund generously has agreed to be a major sponsor of this year’s festival, in accordance with John C. Dunham’s dream of “making the world a more comfortable, safer place for mankind to live and prosper.”
Come and volunteer. Please to visit our website at www.AuroraGreenFest.com.
Parents, bring your kids. Kids, bring your parents. Come to the Aurora GreenFest Saturday, May 13.
—Aurora Greenfest