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Bi-Annual Recycling Drive-Thru Event

On Saturday, April 22, the city’s Keep Coral Gables Beautiful program is sponsoring an Earth Day recycling event from 9 am to noon at the parking lot behind City Hall. Coral Gables residents (with proof of residency) can bring electronic items, paper, large cardboard boxes, hazardous household waste (paint cans, pool chemicals, batteries, pesticides, etc.), and gently used clothing for donation to Camillus House. Styrofoam will not be accepted.

405 Biltmore Way.

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“People line up half an hour before we open up in the morning. I mean people are just delighted to get rid of this stuff, ” says Marlin Ebbert, chair of Coral Gables Sustainability Advisory Board, regarding the bi-annual recycling drive-thru.

Mysquad Invasive Species Removal

MySquad, which hosts social gatherings for adults with autism, will be meeting on April 26 at 6 pm for a special Earth Month meeting featuring Matt Anderson and Solanch Lopez from the Keep Coral Gables Beautiful program, and Deena Bell-Llewellyn, Assistant Director of Public Works for Greenspace Management. The group will be learning about and removing invasive species from the Ruth Bryan Owen Waterway Park and making upcycled jewelry from soda cans.

3940 Granada Blvd.

Arbor Day

On Friday, April 28 from 9 to 11 am, the Landscape Beautification Advisory Board and The Coral Gables Garden Club are co-hosting a special Arbor Day celebration. Held at the park outside City Hall, the event highlights the importance of trees in the City Beautiful by Best Bets Sustainability showcasing a tree donated by the Garden Club that will be planted on-site by the Greenspace Management division of Public Works. All are welcome to join this free public event that celebrates the city’s unique canopy.

Commercial Beautification Awards 

Coral Gables’ Commercial Beautification Awards recognize businesses that have gone beyond their standard city duties to maintain and beautify their storefronts and surrounding areas. This includes the use of plants and other greenery for landscaping, keeping the area free of litter, and cleaning windows and sidewalks.

This month, ending April 30, you can nominate a Coral Gables business for the award at coralgables.com/kcgb.

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