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Keep Columbus Beautiful
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A City of Columbus community improvement and sustainability program working to Keep Columbus Beautiful.
Volunteers cleanup the equivalent of the weight of a T-Rex in November with their nearly 950 hours of service to our community. Thank you so much for helping keep Columbus beautiful!
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Know an outstanding volunteer, community group, organization, or anti-litter superhero that deserves to win our prestigious Volunteer of the Year award for 2025? Nominate them! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMcFmozD49ysr067qUwN3NL0kVvtdAhKZVyECohaishoFJRw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Snow day!
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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♻️❄️'Tis the season...to recycle your broken holiday lights!🎄♻️

Come drop them off for FREE at one of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, located at 1550 Georgesville Rd OR 2100 Alum Creek Dr. Let's ring in the holiday season sustainably!
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Phil Meeyup is very much enjoying all this beautiful snow!
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Spoiler: Your trash will be picked up today.
After snow storm, will Columbus garbage schedule change?
The overnight snowfall made for some pretty pictures and pretty treacherous roadways in central Ohio, but it should not delay trash collection.
www.dispatch.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Help support community and volunteer litter cleanups, beautification projects, and more by donating to the Keep Columbus Beautiful Foundation on this Giving Tuesday. https://columbusfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=5701
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Finding new uses for items that are typically considered waste is one way we are helping educate Columbus about the power of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycling.
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We love partnering with Ohio State students to help Keep Columbus Beautiful! Their efforts picked up over 140 bags of litter—that's about the weight of a small car. Thank you!
USG’s ‘Clean Up Columbus’ draws almost 300 students Sunday
With gloves on, trash bags and grabbers in hand, members of 68 student organizations dispersed across campus Sunday as the Undergraduate Student Government led its “Clean Up Columbus” event to support the city’s efforts to tackle litter.  The event was organized by Student Affairs Co-Directors Hallie Frigge, a third-year in English education, and Anvitha Irrinki, […]
www.thelantern.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
♻️ LET'S GOOOO!!! 🏈
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We all know that our Buckeyes know how to handle all the trash better than "The Tea❌ Up North."
Michigan-Ohio State football rivalry now includes who handles trash better
When you're part of one of the greatest rivalries in sports, Michigan vs. Ohio State, you'll talk trash about anything, including actual game day trash -- and who cleans it up better. David Schechter reports.
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There's still time to drop-off those pumpkins (even the rotten ones) to one of the city's Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers.
Pumpkin Dropoff - Columbus Underground
The City of Columbus is still accepting pumpkins to be composted for FREE through the end of November at these three locations! 1550 Georgesville Rd – Tue-Sat 10am-6pm 2100 Alum Creek – Tue-Sat 10am-6pm 4260 Morse Road – Mon-Fri 8am-12pm and Sat Nov 29 from 8am-12pm More information about the ...
columbusunderground.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The city’s food scraps drop-off sites can take any and all of your food waste to be composted after any and all meals. Learn more at columbus.gov/foodwaste
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our Keep Columbus Beautiful office and both Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers are closed today. To have a fun and sustainable Thanksgiving, remember to eat your leftovers and bring your food scraps to one of our drop-off sites after your meal today.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Bring cooking fats, oils, and grease to one of the city’s Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers to be recycled. Never put them down the drain!
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reminder that trash collection moves forward a day after Thanksgiving but the Food Scraps Drop-Off locations are open for any leftovers and scraps that can be composted. 🗑️🦃
Columbus trash pickup moves forward one day for Thanksgiving holiday
Columbus trash pickup will shift ahead one day for Thanksgiving. Here’s the zone-by-zone schedule for the week of Nov. 27.
www.dispatch.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We are so ready to beat ❌ichigan—just like the litter we pick up to keep Colu❌bus beautiful. #ttun #ohiostate #ohio
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Holidays generate a lot of wasted food. Eat leftovers, donate uneaten food, and then bring any remaining food scraps to one of the city’s free drop-off sites to be composted. Learn more at columbus.gov/foodwaste
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We are happy to be part of this team effort!
We supported the food giveaway today, Nov 24, by collecting & distributing over 2,000 pounds of non-perishable food & toiletries. Residents can stop by Ft Hayes from 3-5 p.m. while supplies last. Donations will continue to be accepted at both Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers.
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Reminder: We are still accepting pumpkins to be composted for FREE through the end of November at these three locations!

As we switch our decor from pumpkins to poinsettias, let's do it sustainably!🎃🎄
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to our friend and partner Collin Marshall and the Trash Party on being nominated as a 2025 Everyday Kindness Hero. Your efforts help Keep Columbus Beautiful!
Everyday Kindness Heroes 2025 Finalist Collin Marshall
Collin Marshall is a 2025 Everyday Kindness Hero for organizing community clean up events.
www.columbusmonthly.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The Georgesville Waste and Reuse Convenience Center will be closed today, Saturday, November 22. Please use the Alum Creek location which is open from 10 AM to 6 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience.
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Don’t throw away your pumpkins or send them to the landfill—bring them to one of the city’s Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers to be composted. #pumpkin #compost #columbus
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Free food drive-the event this Monday, Nov. 24 from 3-5 p.m. at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, 546 Jack Gibbs Blvd. Fresh produce, frozen meals, pantry items and diapers. No registration required. Just drive in or walk up. Limited supplies, First come, first served.
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM