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2025 America Recycles Day at Boneyard Creek volunteer opportunity

We are once again looking for volunteers to help pick up litter along the Boneyard Creek! Photo: Metro Services


CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — The City of Champaign is again hosting a volunteer clean up event this fall, America Recycles Day @ Boneyard Creek: Clean-Up to remove trash and litter from the City rights-of-way and creeks. This event will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm on Saturday, October 25th. For more information and to sign up visit this page.

2025 Event:

When: Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to noon (there will be no rain make-up date)
Where: Meet at the north end of the North First Street Parking Lot next to Prosperity Gardens at 302 N. First St., Champaign

Event details:

  • We are once again looking for volunteers to help pick up litter along the Boneyard Creek!
  • You will need to sign a waiver upon your arrival.
  • We provide the gloves, buckets, pick-up sticks, trash and recycling bags, safety vests, etc.
  • We will also provide FREE reusable canvas bags and t-shirts, if you’d like one.
  • A FREE pizza lunch will once again be provided immediately following the clean-up!

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