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
Land of Goshen Community Market
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About Us
Executive Team Members
Donna Charleston
Peg Flach
Mary Grose
Cartney James
Kathy Krieg
Stephanie Malench
Toni Oplt
Rachel Tompkins
Sheila Voss
What You Can Do
If you live in Edwardsville or Glen Carbon, IL, sign our petition at https://www.thepetitionsite.com/500/812/968/edwardsville-support-the-reduction-of-single-use-plastic-bags/(Edwardsville)
We also need Edwardsville residents to write to their alderperson asking them to accept our proposal. You can find your alderperson's name, email, and phone number in the Community Activist tab.
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.