The City’s America Recycles Day @ Boneyard Creek litter cleanup event was held for the fifth time the morning of October 26. There were 38 volunteers, including groups from The Wildlife Society UIUC student chapter and Curbanism Club, as well as high school and college students, families, a Councilmember and the new Public Works Department Director, who helped make this event a huge success! With the help of volunteers, the event collected and disposed of a few pick-up trucks worth of litter and debris (from over a mile of the Boneyard Creek channel throughout the watershed), including broken furniture, blankets, paper, plastic materials, Styrofoam, and cigarette butts (which are the most littered item in the world!). Events such as this help to remove unwanted and harmful debris from our waterways.
America Recycles Day is an initiative of Keep America Beautiful and is nationally held on November 15th to promote and celebrate recycling the United States. Each Keep America Beautiful affiliate community hosts an event in late October or early November tailored to their unique needs. The City’s local event was an opportunity to raise awareness for the national America Recycles Day effort. You can follow ‘Keep Champaign Beautiful’ on facebook for up-to-date information about recycling, upcoming events, recycling tips, etc.
The next litter cleanup event, Boneyard Creek Community Day, is scheduled for April 2025. Please visit boneyardcreek.org for more information regarding that event. For more information regarding recycling, please visit the City’s recycling webpage at: champaignil.gov/recycling