All day Cancelled
This event has been cancelled
Phoenix Outdoor Program & Chicago Studies Program & Program on the Global Environment
Open to – Students, Faculty, OAAs, Staff
Virtual – register here
Now that the snow has melted, this upcoming Earth Week is a great time to get outside to clean up the trash that has collected over the winter before it interferes with new plant growth; give back to our campus and neighboring communities; and play a part in combatting environmental injustices and inequities. Join the Phoenix Outdoor Program (part of College Programming and Orientation) and Chicago Outdoors (part of Chicago Studies and the Program on the Global Environment) for a campus and community clean up on April 20, 2021!
You can register for the event by filling out this form, which will prompt you to select a time to come and pick up a trash bag and gloves, both of which are compostable. Pick up will take place outside of Harper Memorial Library between 9 and 11 AM, and there are five slots available for each 10 minute pick up window. During the day, as you have time between studies and classes, you’ll take your bag and gloves (and MASK!) to pick up trash around campus, on the Midway, in Jackson Park, in Washington Park, or anywhere else you might find trash!
When you’re finished, you will drop off your trash bag at the same location between 3 and 5 PM. We will label your bag before you leave. Once all bags have been returned, we will do a weigh-in and the three people who gathered the most trash will win a house plant as a prize! Questions? Reach out to Katie Igielski Welch at kwelch@uchicago.edu.