Spring is in the air--spring cleaning I mean! The annual Near South neighborhood clean-up day is Saturday, April 12th. Volunteers will be walking the streets and alleys collecting litter from 9:10am until 11:30am. Dumpsters, a recycling truck, and paper shredding containers will be placed in the Lincoln High School parking lot on Normal Blvd, directly across from McDonald's. You can drop off items between 10:00am and 3:00pm. There is no charge to you for any item you drop off for disposal, recycling, or shredding.

Items we CAN accept

• household trash (in bags) 

• tree limbs and brush 

• cardboard

• appliances, large and small

• TVs

• electronics

• mattresses

• furniture

• tires WITHOUT the rim

• building materials

• clothes (not good enough for thrift stores)

• glass bottles

• paint (if dried out)

Items we CANNOT accept

• leaves

• grass clippings

• hazardous waste

• medical waste

If you have items that you are unable to transport to the drop off site, you can arrange to have the items picked up. Please email deb.cosgrove@nearsouth.org to request a pickup. Please provide your name, address, phone number, and a brief description of the item(s) you would like picked up. You will need to have the items at the curb or easily accessible near your home or garage. Our volunteers are not able to enter your home to get items out.

If you would like to volunteer at this event, please email deb.cosgrove@nearsouth.organd leave your name and number. We need help at the drop off site and we need drivers with a pick up truck.