Join us for the Arbor Day Parade on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Volunteers will help pick up litter along the parade route following the end of the parade.
Otoe County residents are invited to safely dispose of household hazardous waste at the Otoe County Roads Department. Accepted materials will be collected at no cost while capacity is available. The event will continue until the maximum collection quantities are reached, so residents are encouraged to arrive early.
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Help keep our community beautiful from August 1 through September 12, 2026. Pick up 100 pieces of litter and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a staycation at Lied Lodge, breakfast for two, and Tree Adventure passes.
See the flyer for participation details.
Bring your documents to be shredded and recycled.
Safely dispose of old paints, batteries, chemicals, and other hazardous materials at our upcoming community clean-up! Protect your home, neighborhood, and environment by keeping these items out of landfills.
America 250th
Meet at Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue for Supplies
Bring any electronics, large & small appliances, equipment or metals for recycling or refurbishing.
Limit of 2 large appliances per household.
We will be handing out reusable bags. We hope to see you there!
Watch for the KNCB "Dancing" garbage cans in costume at the end of the parade to collect the parade garbage. Hang onto your garbage until the end of the parade.
Our friends at Arbor Bank are hosting a FREE Community Shred Day! Bring any documents to be shredded and recycled.
Drop off your old tires on May 2 and May 3 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Nebraska City Road Shop.
Please review exclusions below.
Keep Nebraska City Beautiful will be handing out reusable bags during the parade. We are currently looking for volunteers to walk in the parade with us! Please reach out if interested.
10% of all dine in and take out will be given to Keep Nebraska City Beautiful. The funds will be used for their 2025 projects.
Keep Nebraska City Beautiful invites residents of Nebraska City to take part in a Litter Cleanup on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Sunken Parking Lot as part of the Greatest American Cleanup™, a nationwide litter cleanup and green-up initiative led by Keep America Beautiful®. Volunteers will be picking up litter along our streets and in our local highways while contributing to the larger effort to remove 25 billion pieces of litter and beautifying 25,000 communities by July 4, 2026, America’s 250th birthday.
In honor of Earth Day, First Interstate Bank is collecting aluminum cans to recycle.
Join us for cookies and a quick demo on how to use our new glass recycling bins!
We collected a total of 291lbs of lights during this year’s drive. THANK YOU!
Please join us in dedicating the NEX TREX new bench at Kearney Hill Park on Thursday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m.! Kearney Hill Neighbors appreciate all who have collected plastic bags, who have been a drop-off site, those that have picked up the bags, and anyone supporting our cause.
Keep Nebraska City Beautiful will be marching in the Apple Jack parade and handing out reusable bags. Please remember this is a Litter Free Event.
Garbage bags, grabbers, and vests will be provided. Please meet at the Sunken Parking Lot. Help us clean up Nebraska City before the Arbor Day Parade!
Bring any electronics, large & small appliances, equipment or metals for recycling or refurbishing.
Limit of 2 large appliances per household.
