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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 have the following initiatives we lead or support and at the Earth Day event, we centerpiece and educate the public and urge other city’s to also take part in similar efforts.
Bee City USA: Partners include Citi Sprouts, Bellevue Native Plant Society, Milkweed Matters, Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland, Bellevue Tree Board 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. In 2025, Students for Sustainability hosting the first clothing swap!
Zero Waste: The City of Bellevue takes the lead with facilitating and educating about the need to increase waste diversion in Bellevue. Since 2015, our recycling rate has increased from 7% to 18% but we are not stopping there. In 2025, the city is creating a new rollout promote residential recycling, and household and yard waste composting. We continue to promote orange bag recycling which Bellevue has been doing since 2016 and currently the contents are being processed into lumber by Solutions Plastics in Omaha. 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.
If you are interested in coordinating the 2026 Earth Day in Bellevue, please contact us!