Together, we can make a difference for our communities and the planet!
Eco-Thinkers Unite
Together, we can make a difference for our communities and the planet!
Who We Are - Green Minds
Our Vision
At Green Minds, we envision a world where the environment is protected and preserved for future generations. We aim to create a sustainable future for all by raising awareness of environmental issues and promoting educated, sustainable practices. We are a Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Sustainable Residents Initiative open to anyone living, working or studying in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff, Illinois.
Our mission is to work together to make Lake Forest and Lake Bluff more sustainable communities.
Green Minds LFLB is a volunteer-based registered 501 (c)(3) non profit organization.
What We Do
We meet monthly to discuss and work on environmental issues
where our members feel our communities have room for improvement: composting, pesticides, recycling in public spaces and businesses, bring your own bag, chlorinated de-icers, reducing styrofoam in our community, awareness on car idling, removal of invasive species such as buckthorn, coal tar driveway sealants, plastic pollution and more.
We research issues, we advocate, petition for our issues, educate and try to bring awareness to these issues.
Throughout the year, we organize and host events open to the community:
- Beach clean-ups
- Book discussions
- Composting workshops
Green Minds Initiatives
Compost at Home or Curbside
Compost at Home or Curbside
Compost at Home or Curbside
In our attempt to reduce the amount of waste our residents send to landfills, Green Minds LFLB partnered with the City of Lake Forest to promote the sale of Earth Machine compost bins for home use. Additionally, curbside composting is now available in Lake Forest through WasteNot, Chicagoland's #1 composting service!
Recycle
Compost at Home or Curbside
Compost at Home or Curbside
Confused about what you can recycle? You are not alone. Green Minds LFLB has developed a recycle app to help residents better find local sustainable recycling options.
Bring Your Own Bag
Compost at Home or Curbside
Bring Your Own Bag
Green Minds has partnered with several local organizations to launch the Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) campaign. Shopping bags made of sturdy cloth can be reused thousands of times and will last for years.
Idling is Fuelish
Say No to Styrofoam
Bring Your Own Bag
“Idling vehicles contribute to air pollution and emit air toxins, which are pollutants known and/or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects...“ (EPA)
Green Minds LFLB is encouraging our communities and schools to limit all unnecessary idling by passenger vehicles, school buses and delivery trucks.
Pesticides
Say No to Styrofoam
Say No to Styrofoam
Green Minds envisions a community free of unnecessary synthetic pesticides. Green Minds position is that those with a responsibility to protect the health and wellbeing of the community have a duty to explore the safest alternatives for the management of public spaces.
Say No to Styrofoam
Say No to Styrofoam
Say No to Styrofoam
More than 100 US cities have banned polystyrene food packaging as a result of the negative impacts to humans and the environment.
Green Minds LFLB feels it is time for our community to say NO to styrofoam!