Sustainability in the community
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February’s Sustainability Spotlight features Cleaning Outcha Closet, a local thrift market group based in Highland Park, focused on eco-friendly shopping.
Nominate a resident, business, or organization for an upcoming Sustainability Spotlight here.
View Sustainable Highland Park’s 2025 accomplishments presentation here
Sustainability Spotlight: The Highland Park Native Plant Sanctuary
Sustainability Spotlight
November’s Sustainability Spotlight features the Highland Park Native Plant Sanctuary. Read more.
Nominate a resident, business, or organization for an upcoming Sustainability Spotlight here.
October’s Sustainability Spotlight is Highland Park resident Will Payne and his Little Free Garden on North 2nd just north of Lincoln. Read more here.
Nominate a resident, business, or organization for an upcoming Sustainability Spotlight here.
SHP intends to join the international Repair Café organization. At Repair Cafés, people bring their damaged articles, such as clothes, jewelry, bicycles or small appliances, and skilled volunteers with tools help with the mending and fixing.
We are looking for volunteers to help make the SHP Repair Café initiative possible. Please contact John Caputo at johncaputo55@gmail.com for more information.
Also contact John if you would be interested in going together to the Repair CafĂ© in Summit – Sat, Sep. 27, 11 am – 3 pm, Christ Church, 561 Springfield Ave.
Mark Lesko has been running the cleanups twice a month for years and is looking for 2 dedicated volunteers to assist with setting up the check-in table, signing in volunteers, and breaking down the table/helping load his car after each cleanup. Cleanups are typically the 1st Saturday and 3rd Sunday from 10 am – 12 pm (9 – 11 am in the summer). He’s looking for one Sat. volunteer and one Sun. volunteer. You can also volunteer with a friend. The commitment is for a couple of hours each month. If interested, please email highlandparksustainable@gmail.com.