We saw the Columbus Metropolitan Library CEO eat a book and thought, “We can make our boss eat a piece of litter"—so for 10,000 likes, we are going to do just that!
We saw the Columbus Metropolitan Library CEO eat a book and thought, “We can make our boss eat a piece of litter"—so for 10,000 likes, we are going to do just that!
We love #FoodWasteAction week!
Our annual City of Columbus Employee Spring Cleanup was a huge success with folks from across departments hitting the streets and picking up over 11,760 pounds of litter last Friday!
Don't worry, you too can write in Phil Meeyup in the "Best Hometown Mascot" category in this year's Best of the 'Bus from City Scene! https://www.cityscenecolumbus.com/arts-and-entertainment/best-of-the-bus-2026_2/
We are proud supporters of #FoodWasteActionWeek! 🌎
Make your food go fuuuuuuuurther:
🍽️ Remix leftovers into new meals
🗓️ Plan meals ahead
♻️ Compost any food that can’t be eaten
For your pocket, for our planet.
Did you know that you can bring your e-waste to one of the city's Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers to be recycled?
Spring cleanup season is here. 🌱
Teams across the city took time today picking up litter and helping refresh neighborhoods as part of today’s citywide cleanup effort. Keeping Columbus clean takes all of us, and we’re proud to do our part.
Not only do we have the BEST employees but we appreciate all of their efforts to divert materials from the landfill, organize litter cleanups, and do everything they can to help keep Columbus beautiful. We ♻️ you!
Pick up those butts at KickButt Columbus on Saturday, March 21st!
"When I learned that in Franklin County a million pounds of food goes to the landfill every day, that did it for me. I knew I had to get involved.”—Rita Haider
The Arnold Sports Festival is in town and our very own Phil Meeyup is ready to compete by bulking up on recyclables and pressing tonnage to the curb! 💪♻️
Who’s ready for KickButt Columbus?! Join us to cleanup highway ramps of cigarette butts (and any other trash) on March 21!
Unfortunately, our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers cannot accept any construction materials or demolition waste from home or business projects. Please consider taking those items to the landfill or one of the C&DD sites in Central Ohio.
Did you know that both plastic and glass peanut butter jars can be recycled here in Columbus? 🥜♻️
"More food waste was sent to donation in 2024, rising four percentage points to more than 18% of total waste."
There are free food scraps drop-locations across Columbus just waiting for you to fill them up and be composted. Find the closest one at columbus.gov/foodwaste
38% of roadway litter are cigarette butts—so let's clean them up at KickButt Columbus on Saturday, March 21 at Wolfe Park starting at 10 a.m.!
"When a building is torn down, much of the rubble ends up in a landfill. But many commonly discarded building materials – like doors, sinks, windows, floors, cabinets, and wood – could be reused instead."
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Last Friday, our team joined the Lunchtime Cleanup organized by Lisa Boggs to pick up litter along Sullivant Avenue. Thank you to everyone who has been showing up for over a hundred cleanup events working to keep Columbus beautiful!
We are less than one month away from KickButt Columbus! Throw on a safety vest, pick up a litter grabber, and join hundreds of volunteers across Columbus for our first major cleanup of the year!
Can you guess how many cigarette butts (the number one piece of litter) are in this container? Drop your answer in the comments and then signup to pick up some butts at KickButt Columbus on Saturday, March 21 at Wolfe Park.
Feel the Rhythm, Feel the Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Recycling Time! #bobsled #olympics #recycle
Prepare for the trashiest of trivia as we team up with Green Columbus to bring you a dumpster full of facts. Bag up some team members, empty some beer bottles to be recycled, and compost the crumbs of your bar snacks for this fun evening on Wednesday, March 25 at The Olde Oak!
Maybe we should stick to recycling.
We hope these two connected because picking up trash is hot! 🗑️😍
Ramadan Mubarak from all of us at Keep Columbus Beautiful!
We hear that Love Is Blind Ohio is here in Columbus and we want to make sure those dates recycle right, don't litter, and compost their food scraps.
Everyday is National Random Acts of Kindness Day here as our thousands of volunteers pick up litter across our communities.
Due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, our Keep Columbus Beautiful office will be closed today, Monday, February 16, and both Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will be closed on Tuesday, February 17.