The Great American Cleanup’s
4th Annual Earth Day on Main Celebration
As part of the Great American Cleanup, KPB hosted the inaugural Earth Day on Main in 2022. The focus of this celebration is to thank our friends and neighbors for all they do to help improve our community through waste reduction, beautification, roadside trash collection, and more! In addition to expressing our appreciation, at Earth Day on Main, you’ll find information about local groups and resources, fun activities for the whole family, live music, educators, a local plant swap, food and the Litter-O-Lympics celebration!
When
Saturday, April 25th
10pm-4pm
Location
KPB Community Corner
56 South Main Street
Jasper, GA 30143
2026 Earth Day on Main
UPCYCLED Crafts, Educators, Live Music, Food & Friends!
Stop by the KPB Booth
Come say “Hi” to the KPB Team and learn about all our exciting activities and programs. Over the past few years, KPB has grown, we’ve expanded our projects, and there is a lot more in the works!
Learn about the Adopt-A-Road program, Edible Pickens gardens, the Teen Squad, new collaborations and so much more! Plus, t-shirts and other fun swag will be available! You can also sign up to become a member of the KPB community if you’d like to support us!
COMMUNITY CORNER RIBBON CUTTING
Over the past couple of years, we have been developing our littler corner of South Main Street next to the KPB Office into a community green space for all to enjoy and gather. Everything there has been donated by local businesses, developed by our community dedicated of volunteers and the Teen Squad. We’d like to take a moment to officially open the Community Corner and thank everyone who has contributed!
Ribbon Cutting at 10:30am
Upcycled Craft Station
We’re teaming up with the Pickens County Recycling Center to take some of the recycled materials that they’ve collected and turning them into a DIY Craft station.
This is a chance to let your creativity run wild!
Kids and Adults welcome to play.
recycled glass art
Another fun DIY craft project we will have is an glass art table hosted by the Pickens County Recycling Center. Did you know, they crush the glass they receive into tiny pieces of glass, like little pebbles that we will be using to turn into art!
They will have different colors to choose from and bottles to put it in.
Fun for the while family!
JUNK DRAWER WIND CHIMES
It’s time to turn all that junk into a beautiful wind chime! We will collect as much “junk” as we can find from the Pickens County Recycle Center for materials to teach you how to turn it into a wind chime for your yard.
Bring your own “junk” to use for your own windchime! And feel free to add to the community supplies, and whatever we don’t use, we’ll recycle for you.
Learn how to compost
If you haven’t seen our new compost station at the KPB Office, you’re in for a treat! We built these out of used wood pallets as a way for the community to add their brown yard ‘waste’ into, to add the green ‘waste’ from the Edible Pickens Gardens into and as a place to teach the community how to compost!
A local community member will be teaching us all the best ways to compost, with tricks and tips and how to use finished compost in your garden.
Blue Bird & Gourd Bird Houses
Mike and Cindy Lloyd will be attending Earth Day to showcase their homemade birdhouses. They will teach you all about the Eastern Bluebirds and the importance of pollinators in the environment and in your garden.
They will also have birdhouses for you to purchase and bring home with you for your benefit and enjoyment.
LOCAL PLANT SWAP
We thought it would be fun to host a local plant swap table for the community to give and take from! What better way to celebrate the Earth and our beautiful environment than to share plants that make you and your yard happy.
Have lots of Maple trees popping up in your yard? Or how about violets? Maybe Magnolia trees or daffodils? Dig some up and swap them for a plant you don’t have! Just make sure to label it so we know what it is.
Litter-o-lympics celebration
At 11:30am, we will celebrate the tremendous efforts and results of the Litter-O-Lympics competition! Since March 7th, community members have been scouring the county and cleaning up as much unsightly litter as they can find, while earning points and winning prizes along the way.
We will be giving awards to the winners, other prizes for participants and celebrating with free food and drinks! Help us thank them for their efforts to keep Pickens clean and beautiful!
face painting
Pickens Art and Cultural Alliance (PACA) will be doing free face painting for all.
PACA is generously donating this experience for your enjoyment.
King of pops
A King of Pops popsicle cart will be on sight for you to enjoy their delicious natural popsicle flavors! The mission of King of Pops is to “Unexpected Moments of Happiness“ by selling vibrant, all-natural, hand-crafted popsicles.
Pops are made with real fruit and simple, natural ingredients. What a treat! We’re excited to see what delcious flavors they bring this year.
LIVE MUSIC: ERIC REINHARDT
Come see Eric Reinhardt play live music at Earth Day on Main!
He’s a local musician who plays a wide range of music, from pop to soul to folk to classic rock! He also loves special requests.
He’ll be playing throughout the day but officially kicks off at noon.
Free Coca-cola beverages!
Our local Coca-Cola Bottling Company has generously donated Coke beverages for the event and will be provided at no cost.
And don’t worry, we will have recycling stations for you to put your used plastic bottles in! Or better yet, you can upcycle it at our craft station!
Are You Interested in Participating?
Are You Interested in Participating in the 4th Annual Earth Day on Main 2026?
- We’re looking for eco-minded crafts and activity stations
- We’d like to host a fun workshop to educate the community on topics such as gardening, composting, recycling, eco-crafting, etc.
- Have another idea on how you can elevate this experience? Fill out the form below!
- Would you like to sponsor or donate to the event? Please contact us today.
Let us know and we’ll add you to the list!
Complete this form if you're interested in participating in Earth Day on Main
Enjoy These Photos from Past Earth Day on Main Celebrations
2025
2024
Enjoy These Photos from Past Earth Day on Main Celebrations
2023
We had terrific of partners and sponsors donors for Earth Day on Main 2023.
We'd like to thank them for their support!
We would like to thank the Pickens Arts & Cultural Alliance for sponsoring music from Andy Thacker for our Earth Day event. Learn more about PACA at www.pickensartsandculturalalliance.org
We would like to thank Earthbound Skills for providing fun activities for the kids. Learn more about Earthbound Skills at www.earth-bound-skills.com
Thank you to all our raffle donors!
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