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!

We are thankful for you!

This week, we want to recognize Cabernet & Company!

The DuPage County Board plans to fast-track a currently unfunded $75M garage project that is planned for Fairgrounds greenspace.  

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.

Look at all the great stuff we rescued from the landfill and were able to donate to EcoShip! 

This week, we want to recognize St. Mark's Episcopal Church!

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. 

On Tuesday, 63% of voters chose YES to support our DuPage County Forest Preserve District and improve our quality of life!  This overwhelming support will improve our air and water, restore and protect more wildlife habitat, create more passive recreational amenities, improve public access, and preserve thousands of acres of natural lands.  Thank you voters!

From our early days - our mascot Oscar, the reformed recycler! Photo by Karin.

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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. 

Happy Halloween Week from Go Green! Embrace the dark evenings and don't forget to turn your clocks back on Sunday morning! 

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!

We need 4-8 volunteers to help us collect items and direct traffic, as well as help the Park District monitor the pumpkin smashing. Volunteers are needed from 8:45-11a on Saturday, Nov 2.

Did you know we have another election on November 2? This one is for the Civic Betterment Committee (CBC) Candidates.  These candidates, if elected, would serve in Village offices beginning in 2025.  As with any election, your vote is your voice!  We encourage you to learn more about this election, the voting process, and of course, the candidates views on being green!  Read on for more info!

Did you catch the comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas this week? It has been visible to the naked eye (more helpful with binoculars!) just above the west/southwestern horizon after sunset. If you missed the comet, you have until the end of the month. Then it won't be back this way for 80,000 years. Thanks to reader Ben H. for this comet capture photo!

We are putting a wrap on our OAKtober events!  On Wednesday night, Go Green Glen Ellyn members gathered with others in the community to attend the "Trees on Tap" event at Two Hound Red, sponsored by the Village Environmental Commission.  A full house of enthusiastic tree lovers engaged with an expert panel to learn about the trees in Glen Ellyn, all the benefits they provide, and how to protect them.  It was a wonderful way to wrap up the last 3 weeks of events!  We hope you were able to attend our signature OAKtoberfest event!