Welcome to Bring Your Own Glen-Ed
Reduce the harm single-use plastics have on our health, the environment, and the local economy.
Community Bag Share Program
Bring Your Own Glen-Ed is pleased to announce its Community Bag Share Program. Anyone who shops in the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon area may donate or take clean, reusable bags at any of the following locations:
Neibur YMCA
Edwardsville Public Library
CVS Edwardsville
Edwardsville Children's Museum
Joe's Market Basket Edwardsville
Main St. Community Center
String Recycling
Bring Your Own Glen-Ed is proud to support the SIUE Suzuki program's partnership with D'Addario Playback as a string recycling center. Swing City Music in Edwardsville and Collinsville, Mojo's Music in Edwardsville, and the Edwardsville High School Music also serve as drop off points for used or broken strings from any instrument.
About Us
Executive Team Members
Peg Flach
Mary Grose
Cartney James
Kathy Krieg
Stephanie Malench
Rachel Tompkins
Sheila Voss
What You Can Do
Attend our What's Next With Bring Your Own Glen-Ed Open House/Brainstorming Session on Thursday, January 30, 2020 from 6-9 pm at Recess Brewery on 307 N. Main St. We will have pizza from 222 Artisan Bakery,
Love Notes
This is very important to our children and the future of our planet.Although it is a very small step in a very big problem, it is time to start thinking of other people. Scott T.
Keep our community clean, beautiful and safe by reducing the number of single-use plastic bags in circulation. We have the power to make a difference! - Hanamori S.
I am aware of the negative impact of plastic bags on the environment and my family has been limiting its use for years. We have a large collection of reusable bags that we use regularly. I would like our community to do more to reduce this common pollutant. - Alison L.
P lastic bags are strangling our oceans, killing and maiming wildlife, and last forever. I want to clean up our world for my grandchildren. - Sandra P.