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Go Green Glen Ellyn receives grant to reduce single-use plastic waste

January 15, 2025 at 12:02 pm CST

Pictured (L to R): Joyce Webb, Glen Ellyn Fund Advisory Committee member; Barbara Kwiatkowsky, Go Green Board member; Glen Ellyn Fund Advisory Committee Vice Chair Kim Dorn; Jacquelyn Casazza, President Go Green Glen Ellyn; Karin Daly, Co-Founder Go Green Glen Ellyn — Pictured (from left): Joyce Webb, Glen Ellyn Fund Advisory Committee member; Barbara Kwiatkowsky, Go Green board member; Glen Ellyn Fund Advisory Committee Vice Chair Kim Dorn; Jacquelyn Casazza, president Go Green Glen Ellyn; Karin Daly, co-founder Go Green Glen Ellyn (Photo provided by The DuPage Foundation)

Go Green Glen Ellyn has received a $15,400 grant through the DuPage Foundation’s Glen Ellyn Fund grant program to support three community initiatives to reduce single-use plastic waste and create more sustainable alternatives that are healthier for the community.

Go Green Glen Ellyn will use the grant to fund three programs:

Make Glen Ellyn events more sustainable by providing branded, recyclable aluminum cups to replace single-use plastic beverage glasses
Fund an outdoor bottle filling station at Glen Ellyn Park District’s outdoor fields at Ackerman Park
Create a community event rental library that offers reusable items like linens, glasses and drink dispensers for residents’ events

For further information, contact Go Green Glen Ellyn at info@gogreenglenellyn.org or visit gogreenglenellyn.org.

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