Earth Day to Arbor Day

Celebrate Earth Month with Us!

Join the City of New Albany for Earth Day to Arbor Day for a week of sustainability-focused activities, including paper shredding, e-waste and hazardous waste drives, an Arbor Day proclamation, and tree planting.

Become a Green Guardian!

We’re looking for student and adult volunteers to help keep our community events clean and green by ensuring compost, recycling, and trash go in the right receptacles.

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Two teen volunteers wearing green "Green Guardians New Albany" T-shirts stand outdoors in front of recycling bins holding litter pickers, one smiling broadly and the other giving a thumbs-up while wearing blue gloves.

E-Waste, Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off & Paper Shredding Event

Let’s work together to keep New Albany clean and green.

Learn about accepted materials, e-waste guidelines, and more by clicking here. 

A woman wearing sunglasses and a cap stands beside a large bin filled with gardening and cleaning products, including bags of fertilizer and bottles of disinfectant. She is smiling and wearing a long-sleeved shirt. In the background, there are pallets and more large bins covered with black plastic bags, with a large building and parked vehicles visible.
Man holding a document speaks to a group of schoolchildren and adults gathered outdoors among trees.

Arbor Day Proclamation & Tree Planting

Celebrate Arbor Day with us on Friday, April 24, as we recognize the importance of trees in our community! This special event will feature an official Arbor Day proclamation, followed by local students planting over 300 trees to help grow our urban canopy.

Two uniformed emergency responders at a fire station holding clear bags of prescription bottles and pills with blue gloves.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Plain Township Fire Department. Safely dispose of unused medications and help protect our waterways and environment. Can’t make the event? Drop off medications year-round at the NAPD lobby.