April 13, 2024

Franklin County Fairgrounds

Thanks to a partnership with the Franklin County Fairgrounds and Franklin County 4-H Council Walk and Serve, the Environmental Sustainability Commission (Go Green Hilliard) will be hosting a bigger, better, more impactful Earth Day on the Franklin County Fairgrounds in 2024!

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Watch this space for more information about our 2024 Earth Day Event!

Activity Schedule

Please welcome once again our partners the Franklin County Fairgrounds, the Franklin County 4-H Council (4-H), Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District (FSWCD), Keep Hilliard Beautiful (KHB), RenTek Electronics, Habitat for Humanity, BlackOps Destruction, and our new partner, Volunteers of America for a wonderful day of walking, service, recycling, and building a sustainable community!

Volunteer with Us!

8:30-9:15 Franklin County 4-H Clover Walk & Run

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Join us for the in-person 4-H Clover 5K at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on April 15, 2023. Sign up with your friends and family and have a fun time running/walking for a purpose by supporting the Franklin County 4-H programs as well as area non-profit organizations!

Learn more by clicking on the Event Page button above.

9:30-12:00 Franklin County 4-H Walk and Serve

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Visit over 10 different non-profit organizations! They each have ample space to complete a project that has been prepared specifically for their mission in mind.

Learn more by clicking on the Event Page button above.

10:00-1:00 Recycling Drive: Electronics

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RenTek Electronics will collect computers and peripherals, oﬃce and telecom equipment, mobile devices, data center equipment, and home entertainment.

Note: some items such as televisions may require a disposal fee.

CASH ONLY

Flat Screen TVs: $10 flat fee
CRT Monitors: $30
Printers/Scanners: $3
Older Tube TVs: $3 per diagonal inch

Please do not bring hazardous materials, items with Freon, smoke detectors, alkaline batteries, or small household appliances.

Please click the Acceptable Items button for a complete list and fee details.

10:00-1:00 Recycling Drive: Styrofoam

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The City of Hilliard will collect Styrofoam packaging for recycling in our city's densifier. Please remove any tape or labels from Styrofoam before dropping it off. Styrofoam must be clean.

Note: no food Sytrofoam packaging, peanuts or extruded or "soft" Styrofoam accepted.

10:00-1:00 Recycling Drive: Paper Shredding

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Black Ops Destruction will collect office papers only for shredding in this drive. Newspapers, magazines, and cardboard should be placed in your recycle container for weekly curbside pickup.

Each car may only have 3 “banker boxes” to unload. A banker box is roughly 16”L by 12”W by 10.5”H.

Each resident will be responsible for taking their empty boxes back with them. We will be checking the boxes for foreign material and will reject boxes if there is contamination.

This event will be limited to 13,000 pounds of shredding. Once truck capacity is reached, the event will end.

Because this shredding drive will be limited, please click the More Shredding button for additional options coming up in the Greater Columbus area.