For the first time in its 11-year history, the City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful’s America Recycling Day event will feature both a shred activity and a tree giveaway in partnership with Greenscape of Jacksonville. Following best practice ideas for COVID era events, the shredding drop off and the tree pickup will be staged on a drive thru course. The public must wear masks and remain in their vehicles. Masked volunteers will assist in removing paper for shredding and placing tree selections in vehicle trunks.

The City of Jacksonville’s Keep Jacksonville Beautiful invites residents to participate in the 2020 Florida Coastal Cleanup event. This event, which will provide volunteers with an opportunity to help beautify the city’s shorelines, is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s Annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC).

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020

WHAT: Florida Coastal Cleanup is a part of the annual ICC, the world's largest volunteer effort to help protect our ocean, lakes and rivers. Each year, hundreds of thousands of volunteers from around the world spend a few hours removing trash and debris from beaches, lakes, and rivers, keeping track of every piece of trash they find. Ocean Conservancy uses that information to produce an annual snapshot of the marine debris problem. Locally, in 2019, 8,830 pounds, or 4.41 tons of debris was collected by 1,075 volunteers who donated 2,213 hours of their time. The value of that volunteer time amounted to $56,277, based on hourly volunteer estimates by Keep America Beautiful.

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Volunteers are needed for the 25^th Annual St. Johns River Celebration cleanup event Saturday, March 21. Participants will spend the morning collecting litter and debris from more than 40 riverfront and inland sites. Following the cleanup event, volunteers are invited to enjoy an appreciation event at Riverside Arts Market. Pre-registration is not required. Volunteers must be over 18 years old or accompanied by an adult; this activity qualifies for community service credit. Trash bags, gloves and tickets for the appreciation event will be available at the cleanup locations.

The City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful will offer free shredding services to Duval County residents at the 10^th Annual America Recycles Day event. In addition to recyclables and materials to be shredded, residents are encouraged to bring items for donation, including gently-used shoes, blankets and coats, towels, trial-size products, pet food (unopened), eyeglasses, office and school supplies, and arts and crafts supplies. Learn more about America Recycles Day at www.kab.org.

Join Keep Jacksonville Beautiful for the annual Right Whale Beach Cleanup.