Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that he and the Bayonne City Council are inviting community members and groups to take part in a citywide Earth Day clean-up in Bayonne on Saturday, April 20.  Mayor Davis said, “Earth Day 2024 will provide residents a great opportunity to come out, clean up, and beautify our city.  It’s a day when we can work together building community spirit and a cleaner Bayonne.  This year’s theme is ‘Clean where you live!’”

Mayor Davis continued, “Hundreds of volunteers throughout the community have come out each year for our previous Earth Day clean-ups.  I look forward to a continuation of that great effort in 2024.”

City officials are inviting individuals, community organizations, and other groups of volunteers to sign up to clean a specific area of Bayonne on Saturday, April 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  Interested organizations and individuals are invited to register as a team.  People can either form a team to participate, or the organizers can place individuals on a team near where they live.  In recent years, various teams, local businesses, and community groups have taken part.  Mayor Davis said, “We would like to encourage all of them to sign up again for the 2024 clean-up.  We would also welcome new groups and individuals to join in the Earth Day clean-up activities.”  Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to register as soon as possible, in order to claim or be assigned a designated clean-up area.  The Department of Public Works is coordinating the clean-up.  Participation forms are available on the homepage of the City of Bayonne website, which is www.bayonnenj.org.  You can email your interest to CleanBayonne@BayNJ.org.  For information, please call 201-858-6070.

Teams will be asked to take photos of the garbage bags collected, so that they can be displayed on Facebook. The group with the most garbage bags will win a pizza party with Mayor Davis.  

After taking part in the citywide clean-up, all participating teams and individuals will be invited to a post-clean-up event.  Volunteers will be informed of details about that event.

Mayor Davis concluded, “We should all help our community and our planet on Earth Day and throughout the year.  Let’s have a successful, citywide clean-up on Saturday, April 20.”