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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 13h

We don’t just collect pumpkins for composting in the fall—we grow them at our office from donated seeds!

Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 1d

Keep Columbus Beautiful and Columbus Greenspot are teaming up to talk trash and sustainability at this year's Big Table. Seating is limited, so please register early: https://forms.gle/FN2g1jZELZk9fY586

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 2d

We were happy to lend a hand (truck) this weekend to help transport trees with Green Columbus to the South Side so residents can plant them and improve our city’s tree canopy.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 3d

We are at Barack Recreation Center today helping distribute trees to residents with Green Columbus. Didn’t reserve one? Stop by at 12:45pm to snag any that are left.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 5d

This past September, nearly a thousand volunteers helped cleanup over 43,000 pounds of litter from our streets, parks, and waterways! These efforts make a real difference in keeping our community clean, beautiful, and healthy for all who call Columbus home.

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Columbus Public Service @columbusdps.bsky.social · 5d

Fall is here, so what should you do with your leaves? Remember, never put leaves in the trash.🍂

Instead, you can:
- Keep leaves on your yard
- Turn leaves into mulch
- Compost leaves
- Place leaves in a separate container or paper bags for yard waste collection

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 6d

Still thinking about those hundreds of trees we helped deliver last weekend to Franklinton and excited about delivering more with Green Columbus this Sunday to the South Side. Learn more at greencbus.org/freetrees

Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 6d

We call it Waste and Reuse Convenience Center Yoga. #yoga #recycle #columbus

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 7d

We are piloting a Mill in our office to help reduce wasted food going to the landfill. So far, 250 pounds of food have been collected and diverted—that's like saving the weight of a baby elephant from going to waste! See how you can divert food waste at columbus.gov/foodwaste

Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know @columbusdps.bsky.social has two Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers to help residents divert materials from the landfill? #recycle #columbus #cbus

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to our very own Cherie for being nominated as the Columbus Department Service Employee of the Year from the Division of Refuse Collection! We can't think of a more deserving team member to be recognized for all their hard work to keeping Columbus beautiful!

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 9d

Don't forget that your coffee grounds can be composted at home or brought to one of the city's Food Scraps Drop-Off locations! #NationalCoffeeDay

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Columbus Public Service @columbusdps.bsky.social · 9d

Central Ohio throws away over a million pounds of food a day.🤯From eating leftovers to composting food scraps, you can help reduce wasted food. Learn more at columbus.gov/foodwaste

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 9d

Working with Green Columbus, we helped transport hundreds of trees over the weekend so they can go in yards across Columbus.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 9d

Today is International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. Here in Central Ohio, we throw away over a million pounds of food a day. Learn how to reduce wasted food, compost, and more at columbus.gov/foodwaste

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 11d

Tire event with the Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) today from 10-2 at 460 Woody Hayes Dr. Columbus, OH 43210.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 12d

We work as a team.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 13d

This team of rockstars from JPMorganChase helped cleanup along the Olentangy River and collected over 500 pounds of litter. Thank you!

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 14d

Public Saftey Week cleanup with police and fire cadets plus students from Walnut Ridge Highschool.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 15d

Over 120 volunteers on land and water collected more than 3,950 pounds of litter at this year's Scioto Sweep. Huge shoutout to all the volunteers, park staff, and organizations that joined us to make this another successful river cleanup!

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 16d

It's the Fall Equinox and a perfect time to remember to leave the leaves on the ground in your yard so it can enrich the soil, provide habitats for wildlife, and ensure organic materials do not go to the landfill.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 16d

ICYMI: Last week was Fashion Week Columbus and the Recycled Runway which highlighted the fact that 46,000 tons of textiles go to our landfill every year.

Turning trash into clothing: Fashion Week Columbus features zero-waste looks at flagship event

Wednesday night's "Recycled Runway" is part of Fashion Week Columbus, a weeklong celebration growing since 2010.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 17d

Scioto Sweep 2025 was a major success thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and staff who pulled litter from the Scioto River and its banks on a beautiful, sunny Sunday.

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 18d

Happy World Cleanup Day to the thousands of volunteers across Columbus who dedicate their time to keeping Columbus a beautiful place for all. #WorldCleanupDay

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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 19d

Don't forget to join the Scioto Sweep this Sunday, September 21 at 10 AM at Scioto Audubon Metro Park.

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