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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The exterior of Rebuilding Exchange and The WasteShed, side by side in the snow. Bold painted design with multiple shades of purple is displayed on The WasteShed, while Rebuilding Exchange shows a simple logo and sign with a green facade.

Best of Evanston: Rebuilding Exchange, The WasteShed educate next door through sustainable reuse

February 17, 2025

Rebuilding Exchange and The WasteShed Evanston make a difference in waste disposal — these neighboring centers accept donations of discarded materials and transform them into valuable goods, demonstrating...

Outpost workers paint on a wall outside the building.

Evanston Made hosts month-long celebration honoring Earth Day

April 13, 2022

When you’re walking outdoors in Evanston this month, watch your step — you might run into a piece of art. Throughout April, local arts organization Evanston Made is reprising its annual Art...

The exterior of a storefront. The wall is brick painted purple. A large banner above the door reads, “The WasteShed Evanston,” also in purple. There is a purple sign with whales on it that reads, “Enter to the right.”

The WasteShed Evanston brings creative reuse to the North Shore

January 7, 2022

Not everyone would expect to see a coffin-turned-ball-pit when they walk into an art store, but at The WasteShed in Evanston, customers can see exactly that and more unique, donated items.  “People...

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