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Keep Jackson Beautiful Month is a month to celebrate our Earth and to take care of it. We encourage individuals or groups to join one of our events, we encourage you to start your own cleanup or environmental activity in your community!
We invite all Jacksonians to join Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program, continues to grow in strength, scope and human dimension. More than 5 million volunteers mobilize each year in more than 20,000 communities (including communities right here in Mississippi) to make lasting, visible change in their communities. Neighborhoods across the city will participate during March, April, May and June with cleanup, planting, and painting events.
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We're currently looking for volunteers, donors and sponsors for the upcoming.
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To make this a success, we need your help.
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Please Bring your own gloves or trash grabbers if you have them.
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These events qualify for community service hours; certificates will be issued to those who need them (submit names to our email address)
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If rain is in the forecast the weekend events will take place on the following Saturday.
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Month's Activities
​April 6th
9AM – 12PM
2024 Keep Jackson Beautiful Month Kickoff
Tougaloo Community Center
318 Vine Street
Jackson, MS 39213
Community Center Parking Lot
Casual - be dressed to volunteer/work
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
8:30 AM Volunteer Registration/ Sites Sign Up
9:00 AM Kickoff Cleanup Begins
11:55 AM Check-in Cleanup Supplies
12:00 PM Lunch – Location: Community Center
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Activities:
Cleaning: picking up trash on the streets and in the park
Painting: repaint bridge and fire hydrants
Drains: cleaning out drains, gutters and curbs
Tree/limb removal: cut back trees, move limbs that have been cut up
Planting: installing an entry sign and garden by planting bushes and flowers for pollinators
To register and receive lunch please click here to register
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​April 13th
9AM – 12PM
Ward 2 Northwest Industrial Park Cleanup
Councilwoman Angelique Lee
190 NW Industrial Pkwy
Jackson, MS 39204
Coca-Cola Parking Lot
Casual - be dressed to volunteer/work
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
8:30 AM Volunteer Registration
9:00 AM Cleanup Begins
11:55 AM Check-in Cleanup Supplies
12:00 PM Lunch – Location: Coca-Cola Parking Lot
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Activities:
Cleaning: removing litter, debris and any other environmental pollutants from the area
To register and receive lunch please click here to register
April 13th
8AM – 3PM
City of Jackson's Roll-off Dumpster Day
Metrocenter Mall (Old Dillard’s parking lot)
3645 Highway 80
Acceptable Items
Residents may bring all household furniture, small appliances and accessories for disposal. However, tires, chemicals and gas tanks are not accepted in Roll-Off Dumpster program. Participants are required to place debris inside dumpster provided at the location.
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Non-Acceptable Items
However, tires, chemicals, gas tanks, paint and large appliances (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, hot water heaters, dishwashers and AC units are not accepted in Roll-Off Dumpster program.
The City is asking residents not to leave debris at the location if the dumpster is not available.
For more information about Roll-Off Dumpster Day and other Solid Waste programs, contact the City of Jackson at 601-960-0000 or visit the website at http://www.jacksonms.gov/.
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City businesses and residents living outside the city limits of Jackson are not eligible to participate. Proof of residency may be required.
​April 20th
9AM – 12PM
Reed's Park on Claiborne's Spring Clean
Voice of Calvary Ministries
785 Claiborne Avenue
Jackson, MS 39209
In the Park
Casual - be dressed to volunteer/work
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
8:30 AM Volunteer Registration/ Project Sign Up
9:00 AM Cleanup Begins
11:55 AM Check-in Cleanup Supplies
12:00 PM Lunch – Location: Park
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Activities:
Cleaning: picking up trash on the street and in the park
Painting: repaint two wooden bridges and 3 benches.
Walking Trail: clearing the trail of debris, removing grass and growth from the edges of the trail
Fence line: cleaning off the fence lines on either side of the park
Tree/limb removal: move limbs that have been cut up
Planting: planting bushes and flowers for a pollinator garden and in strategic locations for beautification.
To register and receive lunch please click here to register
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Earth Day
Earth Day Poster Contest - 6th Graders
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We are looking for creative posters that emphasize Earth Day! This is a day to celebrate our environment: air, water, land, wildlife, and ecosystems! The posters must represent one or more Earth Day themes. Posters will be judged on their artistic merits and on how well they conveyed the message that having healthy, sustainably produced school food is good for students and good for the planet. Will present to winners at their school.
The 1st place winner will receive $100
The 2nd place winner will receive $50
The 3rd place winner will receive $25
To Participate click here for more information.
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Earth Day
Freedom Corner
10 AM – 1 PM
Intersection of MLK Blvd and Medgar Evers Blvd
Martin Luther King Day of Service 2024 (Reschedule)
Activities:
Cleanup: remove litter and any illegal dumping on side streets
Planting: planting flowers , mulching
Streets: edging/cleaning curbs as needed
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To register and receive lunch please click here to register
E-Waste Collection Day
8 AM – 2 PM
Mississippi Farmers Market
929 High St, Jackson, Mississippi 39202
ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONICS:
Computers, Desktop Copiers, Computer Components, Fax Machines, Radios, Televisions, Cell Phones, Desk Phones, VCR Players, DVD Players, Electronic Games, Monitors, Keyboards, Printers, Laptops, Scanners, and Stereos/Radios. Lithium Ion, Lead Acid, & Ni-Metal Hydride batteries are also accepted (please no alkaline)
$2 Fee for LCD/LED Monitors
$5 Fee for Monitors
$15 Fee for Televisions
No cost for other items!
Contact Magnolia Data Solutions (see Contact Info) to inquire about items not listed above or make arrangements for large loads.
EVENT INFO:
Businesses or individuals from the Jackson Metro area (Hinds, Madison, & Rankin County) may participate. All traffic in the drop-off area is one-way only! For your safety, stay in your vehicle as event staff unload materials from your vehicle.
All materials collected will be recycled!
The fee charged for televisions and monitors is to pay for the proper handling of hazardous components such as lead and mercury contained in these devices.
CONTACT INFO:
Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership
Ms. Debi Green (601) 948-7575 dgreen@greaterjacksonpartnership.com
Keep Jackson Beautiful
Ms. Alicia Crudup (601) 953-1123 contact@keepjacksonbeautiful.com
Magnolia Data Solutions
Mr. Christopher Lumaghini (601) 919-0062 Christopher@magnoliadatasolutions.com
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​April 27th
9AM – 12PM
Northeast JXN Community Cleanup
Northeast JXN Cleanup Group
5708 Old Canton Road
Jackson, MS 39211
New Jerusalem Church Parking Lot
Casual - be dressed to volunteer/work
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
8:30 AM Volunteer Registration
9:00 AM Cleanups Begin
11:55 AM Check-in Cleanup Supplies
12:00 PM Lunch – Location: New Jerusalem Parking lot
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Activities:
Cleaning: removing litter, debris and any other environmental pollutants from Old Canton to Pear Orchard and Adkins to Ridgewood road
To register and receive lunch please click here to register
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We are going to have a great month!!!!
