Donate Reusable Bags
Let’s Bag Food Insecurity– Help Feed our South Jersey Neighbors, Not Landfills
On May 4, 2022, New Jersey’s plastic bag ban went into effect. Though a positive change for all of us and our beautiful state, this will be a large shift for us at FBSJ and our partner food agencies. Bags are used to easily and efficiently distribute essential items to our neighbors in need. Each year, we hand out more than 80,000 bags of groceries – that’s a LOT of bags!
The Food Bank of South Jersey supports the bag ban as an important move towards environmental sustainability. However, as bags are so crucial to how we get items to food-insecure families. Over the coming months, we’ll be looking for help in securing reusable bags for our 200+ partner agencies for our joint outreach to individuals in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties. We are sure our incredible community will aid us in meeting the needs of our neighbors now and into the future!
How you can help:
- When you buy a bag for you, buy one for us! You can donate the bags to a local pantry or drop them off at one of our community partners listed below
- Donate to FBSJ so that we can purchase bags for our partners
Where you can drop-off reusable bags by county:
Abundant Life Community Development Corp Pantry
4151 US-130 S. Beverly, NJ 08010 • 856.461.7000 ext. 7034
Wednesday 3:30 p.m. – 6: 00 p.m.
Commissioned 2 Serve International Church Pantry
200 Sunset Rd, Willingboro, NJ 08046 • 609.668.8809
Tuesdays 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. & Thursdays 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Christian Caring Center Pantry
378 Lakehurst Rd, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 • 609.893.0700
Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Christian Community Center-Extended Hand Ministries Pantry
275 Holeman St, Mount Holly, NJ 08060 • 609.914.4270
Monday & Wednesday 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ladies in Transit Holistic CDC Pantry
4134 Route 130, Beverly, NJ 08010 • 856.495.7798
Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Jacob’s Chapel AME Church Pantry
316 Elbo Ln, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 • 856.235.7900
Wednesday 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. & 2nd and 4th Saturday
Anthony P. Infanti Bellmawr Public Library
35 E. Browning Road Bellmawr, NJ 08031 • 856.931.1400
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
William G. Rohrer Memorial Library, Haddon Twp.
15 MacAuthur Blvd. Westmont, NJ 08108 • 856.854.2752
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Merchantville Public Library
130 S. Centre Street Merchantville, NJ 08109 • 856.665.3128
Mon & Wed 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tue & Thu 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
South Co. Regional Branch Library
35 Cooper Folly Rd. Atco, NJ 08004 • 856.753.2537
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
M. Allan Vogelson Regional Public Library
203 Laurel Rd. Voorhees, NJ 08043 • 856.772.1636
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Waterford Township Public Library
386 White Horse Pike, Atco, NJ 08004 • 856.767.7727
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Mary, Queen of All Saints Pantry
4824 Camden Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08110 • 856.662.2721
Thursday & Friday 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cherry Hill SDA Church Pantry
700 Cooper Landing Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 • 856.667.7110
2nd Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
New Life Community Development Corp. Pantry
1721 Haddon Ave, Camden, NJ 08103 • 856.541.5433
Monday- Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Hope United Methodist Church Pantry
700 Cooper Rd, Voorhees, NJ 08043 • 856.751.4673
Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. & 1st Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s – Friends of Clementon Food Pantry
33 Berlin Rd, Clementon, NJ 08021• 856.209.2165
Wednesday 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Bethel House of God Pantry
431 W. Nicholson Rd, Audubon, NJ 08106 • 856.617.0904
3rd Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
SSJ Neighborhood Center Pantry at Christus Lutheran
904 N. 25th St, Camden, NJ 08105 • 856.338.8220
Tuesday – Thursday 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Glassboro Public Library
2 Center St. Glassboro, NJ 08028 • 856.881.0001
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Greenwich Public Library
411 Swedesboro Rd. Gibbstown, NJ 08027 • 856.423.0684
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Logan Public Library
498 Beckett Rd. Logan Twp., NJ 08085 • 856.241.0202
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Mullica Hill Public Library
389 Wolfert Station Rd. Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 • 856.223.6000
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Swedesboro Public Library
1442 Kings Hwy. Swedesboro 08085 • 856.467.0111
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Strong Tower Resource Center Pantry
341 Fish Pond Rd, Glassboro 08028 • 856.881.2605
1st Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Catholic Charities of Gloucester County
1200 N. Delsea Dr Suite #1, Westville 08093 • 856.308.9166
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Closes for lunch 12-1pm)
Springs of Hope Pantry
31 Poplar St, Williamstown 08094 • 856-885-4242
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Loving Our Cities, Inc. Pantry
1901 Arons Circle, Sewell 08080 • 856-733-4872
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & Thursday 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Drop off at the Perfecting Church 274 Delsea Dr, Sewell, NJ 08080)
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Pantry
74 Church St, West Deptford 08086 • 856-845-6638
2nd & 4th Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (OR call 856-845-6638 for other arrangements)
Elmer Public Library
120 S. Main St. Elmer, NJ 08318 • 856.217.3373
Mon-Thu 10:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Mon-Wed 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
St. John’s Pentecostal Outreach Pantry
22 New Market St, Salem NJ 08079 • 856-935-1445
Wednesday and Friday 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Better Tomorrows Pantry
40 Eaton Rd, Pennsville NJ 08070 • 856-322-0185
Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Spencer UAME Church Pantry
314 Bailey St, Woodstown NJ 08098 • 856-769-0525
4th Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Drop off new, reusable bags where you see this sign:
How do I clean my reusable shopping bags?
While we appreciate new bags, we will accept like-new bags that have been sanitized. Here are the best ways you can clean used bags, based on the material of which they are made:
- Woven or nonwoven polypropylene bags: Machine wash on a gentle cycle with soap — not detergent — and cold water. Or hand wash in your kitchen or bathroom sink with soap and water. Skip the dryer and instead hang or line dry.
- Nylon or polyester: Hand wash in warm water with soap, not detergent. Turn the bag inside out and line dry.
- Bamboo or hemp bags: Launder on a gentle cycle with mild detergent or soap, or hand wash. Machine or hang dry.
- Cotton bags: Launder with hot water and your normal detergent, or hand wash. Machine or hang dry.
- Insulated bags: Hand wash with soap and warm water — don’t forget the inner and outer seams. Wipe with disinfecting wipes. Hang dry.
You can also use disinfecting wipes or sprays to clean bags. You can normally determine the material of the bag by some form of manufacturer tag.
Thank you to our local collection partners:
