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Keep Sidney Beautiful (KSB) has proudly served our community by providing free and accessible programs that improve the cleanliness, sustainability, and pride of Sidney. Unfortunately, we did not receive our operating grant this year, which puts the continuation of these programs at risk. We are reaching out to our community for support to help keep…

With great grant writing effort from our President Sandra Buckner, Keep Sidney Beautiful was awarded two grants from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy for 2025. These grants are vital to implementing more recycling/clean up programs, education, and beautification projects. In 2025 KSB will strive to bring its community more recycling opportunities along with…

Part of Keep Sidney Beautiful’s mission is to beautify our community. A great way to do that is by bringing the community together through Open Mic Night. Each month since November 2023, Keep Sidney Beautiful has worked diligently to bring in talented individuals to show off. Slowly but surely, Open Mic Night is gaining more…

Written By Michelle Haun   Trash island is a name thrown around by quite a few. What can be misleading about this name is that many think there are literal islands of trash that can be seen by anyone looking. Although this is inaccurate, it doesn’t take away the very real and deep impact this trash…

Keep Sidney Beautiful works to reduce litter, recycle, and beautify our community. Through each one of these components we strive to work hard to make our community a better place. Each one of these missions is achieved through hard work, volunteering, and community involvement.  Education is significant to spreading awareness. Unfortunately, some people don’t fully…

Employment Opportunity Keep Sidney Beautiful   ·  In September, 2023 we had the opportunity to attend the Keep Nebraska Beautiful Annual Conference in Kearney, NE. The conference was very informative and helped us become more aware. According to the Keep America Beautiful 2020 litter study, cigarette butts are the #1 littered item and 50 billion pieces…

A history of Litter: Since the 1950s we have produced around 9 billion tons of disposable plastics, and it was in the mid-1950’s that people began to notice the litter start to increase. We had begun to notice the bits of trash accumulating on streets, road ways, and business areas slowly over time.. In fact…

By utilizing NDEE grants to create and hire a new position within the Solid Waste department, the City of Sidney plans to expand their current recycling system over the course of 2022 with support from Keep Sidney Beautiful

Vote now for this month’s Yard of the Month! We have 3 fantastic entries from across the county. Winners will be announced tomorrow (7/2/21) on 98.7fm The Big Boy at 9:15, and will be featured in an upcoming Sun-Telegraph edition!