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Green LS

The City provides various programs and events to encourage residents to protect our environment and promote sustainability. Residents are invited to participate in upcoming activities that contribute to our community while connecting with neighbors. Whether it’s cleaning up streams or participating in recycling events, these opportunities make a real difference in our city. Let’s work together to keep Lee's Summit a clean and sustainable place to live. Explore the events to find out how to get involved!

Upcoming Green Events

October is the CIty's annual Sweep the Summit month! Join us in efforts to pick up litter and beautify Lee's Summit!

Stream Team

Saturday, Oct. 11
10 a.m. - Noon
Upper Banner Park
520 NE Noeleen Lane

Stream Team protects our local stream-side habitats by removing litter and debris from streams within the City’s parks. Trash bags and gloves are provided. Volunteers must register and sign a waiver prior to participating in the event. Student and scout community service hours are available. Prizes are awarded for the most unique items collected!

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RecycleFEST

Saturday, Nov. 1
9 a.m. - Noon
City Maintenance Facility
1971 SE Hamblen Road

This free event offers Lee’s Summit residents an opportunity to dispose of a variety of items that can be recycled and refurbished, reducing harm to the environment and saving landfill space. Items include adult bicycles, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, eyeglasses and crayons. Residents can bring up to four paper grocery bags of sensitive documents per household to be shredded and recycled.

 

Go Green with LS

Volunteering to keep Lee's Summit clean fosters a sense of community pride and contributes to a healthier, more beautiful environment for all residents.

 

  

Ongoing Activities

Adopt-a-Street

The City's Adopt-a-Street program is a volunteer effort to collect litter and debris from specific segments of city-owned streets and right-of-ways. Volunteers must complete an Adopt-a-Street application and return it to Public Works before a street segment is assigned. The streets available to adopt are updated periodically. Volunteers who collect litter at least four times yearly will receive a certificate of appreciation and recognition on a City 'Adopt' sign posted on each segment end. The City will provide trash bags and collect full bags upon completion.

Contact Public Works at 816.969.1800 or email if interested in these volunteer opportunities.

Adopters must:

  • Select an available adoptable street segment.
  • Collect litter at least four times per year.
  • Submit an activity report to Public Works by email or call 816.969.1800.
  • Follow all safety procedures.

For litter/trash clean-up opportunities along Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) highways and roadways, visit Adopt-a-Highway or Sponsor-a-Highway for more information.

Adopt-a-Street Application     
adopt-a-street volunteers

   

Storm Drain Stenciling

Storm Drain Stenciling

The City's Storm Drain Stenciling program is a volunteer effort to paint a specific, city-approved 'No Dumping' message on storm drain lids throughout the community. Individuals or groups of volunteers must complete a short application and Hold Harmless agreement before checking out a storm drain stenciling kit, that includes a map of the designated stenciling area. Kits and maps must be returned within a week of checkout. Student and scout community service hours are available. Court-ordered community service hours are not offered for this program.

Storm Drain Stenciling Application

Stream Team

Stream Team

The City's Stream Team is a volunteer effort to collect litter and debris from specific sections of local streams. Public Works typically organizes community events in the spring and fall, with smaller events offered for groups, such as scouts, upon request. At community events, the City provides lunch, trash bags and gloves. Prizes are given for the most unique items collected.

Student and scout community service hours are available. Court-ordered community service hours are not available at these events.

Registration and Waiver

RecycleFEST

RecycleFEST is a free public service event designed to allow the recycling of unusual items. RecycleFEST is held twice a year at the City's Maintenance Facility, 1971 SE Hamblen Road. 


The following items are accepted:

  • Shredding of Confidential Documents (four paper grocery sack limit, no binders allowed but staples and paper clips are ok)
  • Bikes (working adult bikes)
  • Tennis Shoes
  • Prescription Eye Glasses
  • License Plates
  • Golf Balls
  • Tennis Balls
  • Rechargeable Batteries (no car batteries)
  • Cell Phones
  • Keys
  • Wine Corks
  • Crayons
  • Hearing Aids
  • Prescription Pill Bottles (no medicine, remove labels)
 
recycled bicycles