Keep Jackson Beautiful Month is a month to celebrate our Earth and to take care of it. We encouraging 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 this national cleanup event. Americans across the country will be cleaning up yards and doing something special to make each street look its best! Neighborhoods across the city will participate during March, April, May and June with cleanup, planting, and painting events.
We're currently looking for volunteers, donors and sponsors for the upcoming.
To make this a success, we need your help.
Please Bring your own gloves or trash grabbers if you have them.
These events qualify for community service hours; certificates will be issued to those who need them (submit names to our email address)
If rain is in the forecast cleanup days will be on the following Saturday.
Month's Activities
April 8th
9AM – 12PM
2021 Great American State Kickoff
Mississippi State Capitol
400 High Street
Mississippi State Capitol - front steps on the Mississippi Street side
Casual - be dressed to volunteer/work
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
9:00 AM Volunteer Registration/ Sites Sign Up
9:30 AM GAC Kickoff Ceremony
9:45 AM 2019 & 2020 Awards Presented
10:30 AM Keep Jackson Beautiful Volunteer Cleanups Begin
Noon Lunch – Location to be announced
To receive lunch please click here to register
8AM – 3PM
City of Jackson's Roll-off Dumpster Day
Locations:
Smith Will Stadium - 1200 Lakeland Drive
Raines Park - 5260 Clinton Boulevard
Tennis Court South - 1517 McDowell Road
Old Pepsi Building - 2550 Medgar Evers Boulevard
Acceptable Items
Residents may bring all household furniture, small appliances and accessories for disposal. Participants are required to place debris inside dumpster provided at the locations.
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.
*Local businesses are not eligible to participate. Proof of residency may be required.
