Earth Day 2023 Wrap Up — Chester County
Spring 2023
From tree plantings to community cleanup events, Earth Day 2023 in Chester County featured a wonderful array of events and activities to help invest in our planet. And while Earth Day might be over until next year, don't forget there's plenty of ways to get involved and help the environment all year long! For example, here's CCPC's 50 Ways Your Community Can Protect Our Planet.
Please note that the following list includes a sampling of Earth Day events that occurred in Chester County and is not a comprehensive list of all events.
ChesCo Go Green County Cleanup — Government Services Center/Willowdale Town Center
The Chester County Water Resources Authority partnered with ChesCo Go Green, Chester County's employee-led sustainability committee, to host a county cleanup on April 20 at two locations: the Chester County Government Services Center and the Willowdale Town Center, where the Chester County Conservation District is located. This event, which was attended by 25 people across 10 county departments, netted 22 bags of trash and one traffic barrier.
Schuylkill Township EAC Cleanup — Pothouse Road
The recipient of Keep Chester County Beautiful's 2023 Spring Giveaway, the Schuylkill Township Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) picked up a section of Pothouse Road, collecting over 1400 pounds of trash thanks to 22 volunteers on Earth Day.
Avondale Borough Community Cleanup
Avondale's second annual Earth Day Cleanup was a rousing success, with dozens of students, Girl Scouts, neighbors and friends joining to clean up the parks, streets, streams and even the tracks on Earth Day!
Phoenixville Cleanup — Litter Lifters of West Vincent/Better Days Ahead
The Litter Lifters of West Vincent and Better Days Ahead (BDA) paired up on Earth Day 2023, bringing together 70 amazing volunteers to clean up the streets of Phoenixville. In total, the group removed 120 bags of litter (and one huge bag of plastic) along Route 113, Route 23, Pothouse Road, and a few other roads in the area.