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Litter reduction, beautification, and education on recycling and solid waste issues, including Dial a Truck services.

Provides environmental health services such as food sanitation and safety inspections, well/septic program and nuisance control (such as overgrown weeds, hazardous chemicals, etc).

Responds to complaints from citizens to enforce City and County health codes concerning risks posed by garbage, safety hazards, and disease vectors (rodents and insects). Inspections include public education on the elimination of conditions which pose a risk to public health.

Keep Lincoln-Lancaster County Beautiful (KLLCB) works to keep Lincoln and Lancaster County clean, prevent and reduce litter and promote good waste management practices among residents.

Educational material is available for youth, community members and businesses.

Small grants are available to Neighborhood Associations and other community groups for clean-up projects on public property, lakes and streams.

Volunteer opportunities are available.

Household Hazardous Waste promotes pollution prevention and the proper use, handling, storage and disposal of hazardous household materials.

Provides education on alternatives to hazardous chemicals and encourages residents to properly use products already on hand.

Mobile household hazardous waste collections are held in the spring and fall each year within the City of Lincoln and within Lancaster County.

Year-round access for residents to bring household hazardous waste for proper disposal at HazToGo – Lincoln’s Hazardous Waste Center located at 5101 N 48th Street, Lincoln NE. For more information visit haztogo.com or call (402) 441-8020.

Provides a resource center for education on sustainable practices including energy efficiency, solid waste issues, air quality, clean water, and climate issues. Programs at schools, civic group meetings, and special events throughout the community. The energy bright program is designed to help Bloomington-Normal Illinois residents and small businesses take charge of their energy use and expenses through low-cost energy audits. Services also include a community canopy free tree program which offers free sapling tree to residents of Bloomington-Normal's environmental justice areas.