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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful named Affiliate of the Month by Keep America Beautiful

Posted by: Derek Glass
Posted: February 6, 2023
Categories: Awards & Recognition, News & Features, Partners

Keep America Beautiful® is proud to announce our next Affiliate of the Month. In this KAB initiative, we feature the great work being done in our network of 700 certified affiliates. Our Affiliate of the Month for January 2023 is Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is being recognized for the Innovation Awards they received […]

Lilly Day of Service brings out hundreds of employees to help clean up, brighten Indianapolis community.

Posted by: Derek Glass
Posted: September 23, 2022
Categories: Clean Neighborhoods, Custom Day of Service, KIB in the News, Partners

There will be different sites around Indianapolis where 950 Lilly employees will be doing 19 different projects to help spiff up parts of the town on Thursday as part of the Lilly Global Day of Service. View the video here: https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/lilly-day-of-service-brings-out-hundred-of-employees-to-help-cleanup-brighten-indianapolis-community/ 

Lilly Endowment, Inc. funds KIB to tackle litter

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: July 6, 2022
Categories: Clean Neighborhoods, News & Features, Partners

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) a $3.78 million grant to mobilize efforts to clean up litter along several busy streets and waterways in Indianapolis, furthering KIB’s mission to create and maintain vibrant public places where people and nature thrive. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) has been tackling litter in our city with […]

Orchids: Not Just a Tropical Treasure

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 30, 2018
Categories: Education, Habitat Restoration, Partners

This past weekend, a friend and I spent an afternoon at the Indianapolis Museum of Art to see their current exhibit, Orchids: Cultivating Beauty. The exhibit features hundreds of beautiful orchids from all over the world, each unique in their own way. The orchids are currently on display in the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, but […]

Recycling Plastics? Yes, please!

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 8, 2018
Categories: Education, Partners

Annie Hostetter, Indiana Recycling Coalition’s program manager, guest blogs about the fantastic work the IRC is doing–be sure to check in all week for their posts!  From water bottles at the gym, to cups from your favorite coffee shop, gallons of milk, kid’s toys, straws, yogurt containers, and to-go containers and more, plastic is everywhere! […]

Indianapolis Recycling FAQs

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Clean Neighborhoods, Education, Partners

Does the City drop off locations accept cardboard for recycling? Yes, the City drop off containers accept cardboard, ream wrappers, file folders, poster board, frozen food boxes, cardboard boxes, milk cartons, and cereal box-type paperboard. Please visit Indiana Recycling Coalition’s Recycle page to find locations in Marion County, or sign up for curbside recycling with Republic Service. Can I […]

Speedway Trailhead Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2016
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Partners

Drawing on the international ties that makes the Town of Speedway a distinctive place within Marion County, the community is highlighting their ties to other racing communities and Sister Cities Motegi, Japan and Varano de’ Melegari, Italy through this Main Street Trailhead located at 4904 W. 16th Street, 46224. VISION FOR THE SPACE The Speedway Trailhead […]

Ringgold Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Partners

1513 RINGGOLD AVE; 46203 An underutilized neighborhood park given new life by incorporating native plantings and a refreshed plan by partnering with Indy Parks. VISION FOR THE SPACE Bates-Hendricks neighborhood residents are hoping to have a considerable impact on revitalizing their community park. Once a much larger part of the neighborhood, the park has been nearly […]

Ransom Place Pocket Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2015
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Engaged Citizens, Partners

The Ransom Place Neighborhood Association and KIB worked together to turn an underutilized lot, across from the Cultural Trail, into a pocket park and gateway into the neighborhood. The community’s vision was not only to be a gathering space with stage/deck for residents but highlight the historic significance of Ransom Place and serve as an outdoor classroom for […]

University Heights Pocket Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2014
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Engaged Citizens, Partners

4133 MATHEWS AVENUE A partnership between KIB, the University Heights Neighborhood Association (UHNA), and the University of Indianapolis will transform the former site of a vacant apartment building into a community pocket park and greenspace. The park will serve to focal point for neighborhood get together, offer teaching opportunities about native plants and the natural […]


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