Lorain County Beautiful Day 2023

A big Thank You to all who participated in Lorain County Beautiful Day! This year’s event was held on Saturday, May 20th, 2023.  This is a county-wide event that brings together volunteers for a day of litter cleanup, planting and beautification projects.

Thank You for making a difference in your community and your commitment to help keep Lorain County Clean, Green and Beautiful!

• 1,424 volunteers
• 20 Communities, Lorain County Metro Parks, Second Harvest Food Bank, Marion L. Steel High School and Lorain County Administration Building Departments.
  This includes numerous non-profit organizations, community leaders, scout troops and businesses.
• 550 bags of litter collected (in 30 gallon bags)
• 22.01 tons of trash collected by Republic Waste for LCBD weekend cleanup
• 49.75 miles of roadways were cleaned
• 76.5 acers of parks were cleaned
• 7.95 miles of bike / nature trails cleaned
• 16 playgrounds cleaned
• 1.25 miles of waterways cleaned
• 2 Community Buildings & Homes Painted/Renovated
• 11 bags of plastic bottles collected and recycled
• 10 bags of aluminum cans collected and recycled
• 44 tires collected for recycling (that's over 1,200 lbs. of tires)
• 139 gardens or green spaces planted
• 3 Edible gardens planted
• 32 trees planted
• 491 flats of flowers planted
• 200 baskets of flowers hung
• 250 seedlings/shrubs planted 
• 4 pallets of Electronic Scrap Collected for Recycling

11 communities reported in-kind donations totaling $5,946.08

City of Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Carlisle Township, Elyria, Grafton Township, Grafton Village, Huntington Township, Kipton Village, City of Lorain, New Russia Township, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Penfield Township, Pittsfield Township, Rochester Township, Sheffield Lake, Sheffield Village, South Amherst Village, Vermilion, Wellington Township, Wellington Village, Lorain County Metro Parks, Second Harvest Food Bank and OSU Extension Office.