Sustainability

From regular recycling to new eco-friendly ideas and practices, northeast Indiana is making strides in sustainability that go above and beyond the minimum requirements. 

Keep up with the latest conversation here, and submit any questions you have about waste reduction, composting, or green lifestyles to our blogger, Jodi Leamon of the Allen County Department of Environmental Management, at [email protected].

Feature Story “Farmer Dan” Flotow and his wife, Wendy, have a booth at the YLNI Farmers Market in Fort Wayne.

A farmer’s experience of the farm-to-fork movement


News Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan.

4 things Fort Wayne can learn from Grand Rapids


Feature Story Single-stream recycling bins are picked up to be sorted at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

Is your recycling really getting recycled?


News CWOW's Vanessa Sheckler, left, assists a Haitian artist with product development.

How supporting creative women boosts global economies


Feature Story Save Maumee is a grassroots organization to give northeast Indiana's rivers a voice.

Allen County residents rally for rivers


News DESIAR eyewear was created by Fort Wayne native Jamal Robinson, center.

Eyewear entrepreneur shares success to encourage others


News Africa is a Lioness at BPAS.

Inside Albion's renowned exotic animal sanctuary