The Hawthorne Environmental Commission, Hawthorne Green Team, Borough of Hawthorne, and Hawthorne Shade Tree Commission are sponsoring a Garbage and Litter Clean-Up Campaign, entitled: “Help the Hawthorne Bee Defeat Litter!” and planting Native Plants and Daffodil bulbs in Hawthorne. The Hawthorne Bee is back as the caped crusader against the debris that dirties Hawthorne.
The campaign commences on Saturday November 14, 2026 and will be an ongoing effort of all Hawthorne residents to come forth and Keep Hawthorne Clean! by cleaning up your neighborhood.
To help the Hawthorne Bee Defeat Litter, the Borough of Hawthorne will be distributing clean-up equipment, free of charge, to the residents who come to the 8 Acre Woods at Maitland Avenue on Saturday November 14, 2026 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Each person will receive a set of gloves, two (2) plastic bags, and for the first 15 residents, a free grabber to pick up garbage without the need to bend down.
In addition, we will be planting 10 native trees, Eastern Redbud and American Hornbeam at the 8 Acre Woods and 500 daffodil bulbs throughout the town.
To keep everyone apprised of the progress of the clean-up campaign, the Environmental Commission and Green Team are asking you to post your pictures with the Hawthorne Bee flyer on the Hawthorne Environmental Commission/Green Team Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HawthorneEC/ or send to the Hawthorne Environmental Commission email [email protected] with your name and phone number by Monday, November 16, 2026.
The Hawthorne Bee will be adding a more excitement to the campaign by providing a little competition to his busy helpers. Show and tell through pictures how many bags of garbage you collected, and what was the most interesting or unusual piece of trash you found. Winners will be notified by email.
Look for the Hawthorne Bee and “Help the Hawthorne Bee Defeat Litter!”
