Growing Green With Pride

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Prince George’s County will host a Countywide community cleanup program entitled "Growing Green with Pride." This event supports our Beautification Initiative to make our community cleaner by conducting individual community litter collection events, which demonstrates our shared commitment to keeping our communities appealing and attractive. Community organizations and groups are encouraged to participate.

 

Spring 2024 Program: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024

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Download our flyers and spread the word:

GGWP Spring 2024 Flyer English

GGWP Spring 2024 Flyer Spanish

 

Message from the County Executive

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Dear Prince Georgians:  

Spring is fast approaching and the County is celebrating “Preserve and Beautify our Environment” week April 22 through April 27, 2024. As part of the celebration, we will have activities during Earth Month and we are delighted to invite you to participate in our Spring 2024 “Growing Green with Pride Day” community cleanup event on April 27, 2024.  

Please join me on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for a countywide effort to safely clean our communities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and out of an abundance of caution, we will utilize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) best practices by implementing a grab-n-go style pickup. However, communities are invited to help us keep Prince George’s County clean and beautiful by placing mulch, picking up roadside litter, and removing illegally dumped materials. In order to keep our communities clean and aesthetically appealing, we must all work together and do our part. 

If your community or organization would like to join our efforts by participating in the Spring 2024 “Growing Green with Pride Day” community cleanup event, I encourage you to please complete the registration form online. When completing the application, please provide all of the pertinent information requested, including the name and mailing address of your community or organization’s primary contact, the expected number of volunteers, and the area and street name(s) of where your community will be cleaning. The registration deadline for signing up is Friday, April 19, 2024.

Thank you for your continued support as we work together to make the Spring 2024 “Growing Green with Pride Day” a huge success for Prince George’s County. Together, we will ensure that Prince George’s County remains the Crown Jewel of Maryland.

Angela Alsobrooks
Prince George’s County Executive 

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Important Dates

Application Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024

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PGCLitterTRAK Trainings

Sign up for one of the upcoming training sessions to get ready for the spring Growing Green with Pride event, on April 27, 2024!

All sessions are being held virtually, at 6 p.m. on the following dates: 
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22 

After registering for Growing Green with Pride, you will be guided to the PGCLitterTRAK signup page to select the training date of your choice.

Learn more about PGCLitterTRAK!

 

SOURCE REDUCTION TIP: Instead of landfilling food scraps, please compost!

 

Supplies

Your group will be provided with gloves, trash bags, litter grabbers, and safety vests. Please leave your filled trash bags along the curbside of the roadways you identify to be cleaned. The Department of Public Works and Transportation will pick up the trash bags.

  • Mulch (6 max)

 

Litter Supply and Mulch Pickup

  • Wednesday, April 24 ......................................................... 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 25 -Friday, April 26 ................................... 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 27 .............................................................. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Pickup is at Department of Public Works and Transportation: 

MOC Building, 8400 D'Arcy, Forestville, MD 20747

 

Please return all litter grabbers and safety vests to the Office of Highway Maintenance, Special Services Division, 8400 D'Arcy Road, Forestville, MD 20774 the week following Growing Green with Pride for use in future clean-up events.

 

Volunteers

Required Permission Slips

All participants under the age of 18 must bring a signed permission slip to participate in the day's event. Please coordinate with your parent or guardian to have this completed, printed, and signed.

Community Service Hours

Prince George's County Public Schools students who would like to earn service-learning hours by volunteering at the community clean-up may request forms and establish group information from their school's guidance office and have them signed by the cleanup coordinator at their assigned group/community cleanup site.

 

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