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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
54th Community Cleanup Week
Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Garbage bags are filling up around Rapid City as they celebrate Clean Up Week. Groups have been cleaning up trash and other litter across the city in celebration of Earth Day. Witnesses called in Sioux Falls murder trial Each year this week-long event sees thousands of residents doing their part, many who return each year to keep making an impact. 'I think last year about halfway up we generated about 30 full bags of trash alone. Beer cans, diapers, you name it and it's just so sad to see that. So it's important to us to keep it clean,' Weather Tite Exteriors Marketing Manager Hillary Chandler said. Groups typically pick up in some of the 1,700 acres of park space, along highways, and throughout other urban areas rain or shine. 'We had a job to do, knew it was going to be raining, but we did it anyway, that's what really defines South Dakota. Even when it's tough, even when it's dirty you do it anyway. We see people do it on farms and ranches, we see people do that in businesses and in life. It's even displayed in things like cleaning up your community,' Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun said. 'I love it. Honestly, I travel a lot and I see trash on sidewalks and the parks. It's just heartbreaking because we live here and we love it here, and seeing it clean and taken care of, there's nothing more satisfying to me,' Chandler said. This week provides an opportunity for the community to come together and be good stewards of the land. 'Nobody wants to live where it's dirty and messy. They want it to be clean, they want it to be beautiful and here in Rapid City, there's no place more beautiful than Rapid City, it's such a gorgeous city. We have a lot to be proud of so it's really cool to see an entire community come out in great numbers and say no this is our town, we're going to keep it clean,' Salamun said. The city-wide Cleanup Week has been successfully going for 54 years. This Saturday will be the culmination of Cleanup Week with the Earth Day Expo taking place at Western Dakota Tech. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Residential Curbside Cleanup Week is May 12-17 in Jamestown
Apr. 8—The 2025 Residential Curbside Cleanup Week is scheduled for Monday, May 12, through Saturday, May 17, in Jamestown. People are asked to place items on the roadway as close to the curb or shoulder as possible. Materials must be out by 7 a.m. on your designated cleanup day. These areas are based on residents' street addresses. The day of cleanup may not be the same day as your garbage collection day. The schedule: Monday, May 12: southeast section of the city Tuesday, May 13: southwest section of the city Wednesday, May 14: northwest section of the city Thursday, May 15: northeast section of the city All items left at a property after the city truck has collected acceptable items are the responsibility of the property owner. Trucks will not return to collect any remaining items once the route is complete. For more information on what is accepted and not accepted for curbside pickup, visit the city of Jamestown's website, , click on Departments tab, Sanitation & Solid Waste, or visit its Facebook page, @JmstND. During Cleanup Week only, the City Baler/landfill will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Each household may dispose of 500 pounds at no charge and must show proof of residency, such as a utility bill.
