Elgin holding pumpkin composting event Saturday
The city of Elgin is holding a pumpkin composting event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, in the parking lot of Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive.
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The free event organized by the Elgin Sustainability Commission is a means of keeping pumpkins out of the landfill and providing education on the value of composting, a city news release said.
Volunteers will be on hand to remove pumpkins from trunks for those who want to drive through or participants can park and smash their pumpkins in a collection container. Mask usage is required for both.
Other gourds will be accepted, but all most be free of decorations and candles, the release said.
Since the event started five years ago, the number of tons of pumpkins composted as ranged from .87 tons in 2016 to 3.72 tons in 2018. Last year, the amount dropped off was 3.54 tons, the release said.
The event is being held in cooperation with Waste Management, SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education) and Kane County Recycling.
For more information, contact Jan Monell at [email protected] or 847-531-7012.
COVID-19 case forces Carpentersville to close buildings
Carpentersville village buildings will be closed until Nov. 16 after officials learned a person associated with the village was confirmed to have the coronavirus.
“Based on the information reported and reviewed, we do not believe any member of the public had ‘close contact’ with the individual, as defined by the CDC,” a post on the village’s website said.
Because of confidentiality laws, the village is not allowed to identify the person or their condition. Anyone who may have had contact iwth the person have been contacted by the village or the Kane County Health Department, the release said.
Village employees will be working during this period to assist residents. Phone numbers to reach city offices during the closure are:
Code Enforcement – 847-551-3478;
Community Development (Permits) – 847-551-3478;
Non-emergency Fire – 847-426-2131;
Non-emergency Police – 847-551-3481;
Finance (Water Billing) – 847-551-3476;
Public Works – 847-836-2464.