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Green Bexley Cleanup Day 2023

Friday, Apr 7, 2023 at 12:00 pm

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The Green Bexley Cleanup Day is on Saturday, April 22 from 8:00 am – 11:00 am on Delmar Drive, near the Bexley Police Station. With help of community partners and volunteers, this event is organized annually for residents to dispose of unwanted household items, furniture, prescription drugs, batteries, and other hard-to-recycle products. This is a drive through event – please stay in your vehicle while volunteers remove items.

Only the items listed below will be taken at the event:

  • Accepted at the Police Station through Bexley Citizens Police Academy Alumni:
    • Medication bottles: Bottles without labels can be recycled. Bottles with labels intact will be landfilled.
    • Shoes
    • Aluminum cans
  • Usable items that can be rehomed through Goodwill. Items must be cleaned and in good condition:
    • All Clothing
    • Coats/ Jackets/ Gloves
    • Shoes
    • Linens/ Bedding/ Towels
    • Curtains/ Drapes
    • Jewelry
    • Small Appliances
    • Clothing Accessories
    • Kitchenware
    • Home Decor
    • Toys/ Games
    • Bikes/ Skateboards/ Scooters
    • Sporting Equipment
    • Musical Instruments
    • Tools
    • Holiday Décor

Furniture that is wet, moldy, ripped, torn, stained, broken, or is in need of any type of cleaning or repair will not be accepted, nor will large furniture donation

  • Bikes
  • Books
  • Batteries recycled: Terminals must be taped.
  • Broken electronics for recycling through Accurate IT
  • Paper for shredding off-site through Shred It: Paper clips and staples are accepted, but binders and binder clips must be removed.

Large furniture and Household Hazardous Waste, including paints, chemicals, light blubs, or oils, will not be taken at this event.

For information about where to properly discard these items, visit greenbexley.org or contact Elizabeth Ellman, Sustainability Programs Coordinator, at eellman@bexley.org or (614) 559-4250. Learn more about other Earth and Arbor Day events at greenbexley.org/earthandarbor.

The Bexley Yard Sale & Freecycle Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7 – if there are items you’d like to dispose of, but aren’t on the list below, save them and host a yard sale!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! This drive-through event is only possible through the generosity of volunteers. Please sign up to join in the fun by clicking here.

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