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About Earth Day in Bellevue

Green Bellevue has been celebrating Earth Day in Bellevue since just after our forming in 2010, starting with a Mayoral Proclamation by Mayor Gary Mixan proclaiming April 22nd as Green Bellevue Day at the Haworth Park event as reported by the Bellevue Leader.

Each year since, there have been Mayoral Proclamations by Mayor Rita Sanders and Mayor Rusty Hike. Students participate in the city council proclamations in Bellevue each year. Here is the 2025 Proclamation reading and student talks. Starting in 2015, all Sarpy Mayors signed Earth Day proclamations. With Omaha and Ralston joining in 2021.

Celebrating Earth Day is acknowledging that environment protection by individuals, businesses and the government is as imperative today as ever. Please take a moment to see the photos from Earth Day in Bellevue 2025! Our students have joined the efforts and are leading the efforts to bring awareness and to never let the facts about climate change loose focus.

In Bellevue, we centerpiece the following initiatives at the Earth Day event through vendor expo, short educational sessions, give aways, activities such as scavenger hunt, recycle relay, clothing swap. There is something for everyone!

Bee City USA: Partners include Citi Sprouts, Bellevue Native Plant Society, Milkweed Matters, Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland, Bellevue Tree Board, Nebraska Monarchs and others.

Green Schools: Partners include Bellevue East and West High Schools, Omaha South High School, Bryan High School, Omaha Students for Sustainability and the Zoo Academy.

Zero Waste: The City of Bellevue takes the lead with facilitating and educating about the need to increase waste diversion in Bellevue through recycling, yard waste composting and glass drop off site. We continue to promote orange bag recycling which Bellevue has been doing since 2016. Green Bellevue partners with Hillside Solutions with the lunchroom composting at Bellevue East and West. And we promote the Compost Club for residential compost drop off.