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We know that making green choices can be difficult, particularly when the supporting infrastructure is lacking. Take condo or apartment living, for example. In Glen Ellyn, many multi-family housing units lack sustainable features such as recycling, native landscaping, dark sky lighting, etc. While residents may want to be greener, their options are dictated by their building’s limitations.
Prairie Food Co-op (PFC) had their soft opening this week at 837 S Westmore-Meyers Rd in nearby Lombard. They are open 8a-8p every day! You might want to know, what makes a co-op different than a regular grocery store? According to PFC's website, here's what makes them different.
Today's the first day of summer which is the perfect time to talk about sunscreen! But not all sunscreens are created equal - in fact, a recent report from EWG found that less than 25% of available sunscreens out there really protect as they say they will.
With this amazing spring weather, our thoughts turn to gardening! You can make your backyard an ecological powerhouse with just a few strategic plant choices.
Are you scrappy? Maybe it is time to start separating your food scraps and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by taking advantage of Glen Ellyn's curb side compost service (for Groot customers).
Even though next week is Spring Break, I am still reflecting on the fantastic "advocacy-cation" (is this a word??) to Springfield that I took with nearly a dozen other Go Greenies last week.
2025 Municipal Election
Go Green GE asks Village Candidates for President and Trustee their views on sustainability in Glen Ellyn!
Need a boost of feel-good dopamine? This week marked a couple of exciting green firsts!
Let's meet this week and take in a movie! We have been excited to see Xtrillion and the MAC at COD is offering FREE screenings!
The Downtown Alliance and the Glen Ellyn Chamber are working to save us from the February Doldrums with Restaurant Week! Starting TODAY, you will be able to enjoy unique prix fixe menus, chef specials or take advantage of a restaurant promotion. Learn how to make your GE culinary quest a bit more sustainable!
Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love. If all we need is love, then why is February and this month associated with so much waste?!
You might have heard there is a rare planetary alignment happening in our night skies!
There are so many things we are celebrating this time of year that require us to shop, cook, travel, dress up, etc. This week, take a breath and celebrate the return of light after the longest night of the year -- the winter solstice. It's a great time to take a walk, connect with nature, and let the stress of the holiday season dissipate. We have asked Andrea Laszlo, Forest Bathing Guide and GE resident, to step in this week to teach us a little bit about the winter solstice.
It's go time for the holidays! During the Thanksgiving to New Year's season Americans throw away 25% more trash than at any other time period. It's a consumption-focused time of the year for sure! So here's a handy guide for holiday recycling as we head toward the New Year!
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and... shopping! We are all for spreading cheer, supporting the local economy AND making green choices, so we've come up with ten ways to make holiday gift-giving more sustainable this year.
There's always a time during any social gathering I attend where my friends gather round, and I share a story about...plastic. (and yet, they keep inviting me back! :) This weekend, I celebrated a "Friendsgiving," and we talked about black plastic in the kitchen.
It's hard for me to believe that Go Green Glen Ellyn celebrated our 3rd birthday in October! We've taken some time to reflect and compile all we did as an organization over the last year and are sharing this green goodness in this week's newsletter.
November arrives today and with it darker evenings (clocks fall back this weekend!), lots of leaves, and a couple of elections! Go Green has a checklist for you for this first November weekend so you can kickstart your month!