Chesterfield Expanding Activities for 2013 Earth Day Celebration

Chesterfield’s Earth Day Festival has become one of the largest in the region, and this year has numerous new events and exhibits.

The Citizens Committee for the Environment for the City of Chesterfield will host the event from 9 a.m.-noon, April 27 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater in Central Park at 631 Veterans’ Place Drive. The popular drive-thru recycling area will still be held at the parking lot at Central Park located at 16365 Lydia Hill Drive until 2 p.m.

New this year is the Science Fair Component wherein youth will showcase science exhibits to be judged by professionals in science from around the state.  Students interested in participating can find the application on the City’s web site. Awards will be presented at noon at the Amphitheater.

The event is filled with a variety of diverse opportunities for recycling, education and supporting local businesses. Numerous vendors will be selling up-cycled and recycled art and craft items, in addition to providing information on a variety of topics related to sustaining our environment.

Kids can create a recycled art project with Chesterfield Arts, Home Depot & Teacher’s Recycle Center. Operation Food Search will be collecting food and personal care items on their “Most-Needed List." Visit EVie, the St. Louis Science Center’s electric truck full of new, interactive exhibits to help you learn about energy basics, electric vehicle technology and related environmental concerns. Check out the Microgrid Solar Express truck and the free, secure phone charging station.

Nearly anything can be recycled at our unique drive-thru recycling event held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Aquatic Center parking lot located at 16365 Lydia Hill Drive. Items that are being collected at no charge include:

• All single stream items such as newspaper, glass, and plastics by Allied Waste
• CFL & Fluorescent light bulbs & tool pack batteries by Home Depot
• Electronics (TVs, computers, small appliances & garden equipment) by MRC Recycling
• Used clothing, linens, and paired shoes by Remains, Inc.
• Shredding of confidential Documents  by CINTAS (5 box limit)
• Buttons, beads, board games & children’s books by St. Louis Teachers Recycle Center
• New and used building materials and home supplies by Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore program.  See habitatstl.org
• St. Louis Bicycle Works is collecting bicycles.

The Committee will give away 500 native trees such as redbuds, dogwoods, elderberries and many other varieties along with a variety of other items, including wildflower seeds. 

The On-Stage Schedule in the Chesterfield Amphitheater is as follows:

9:00     Opening Ceremony, Tree City USA Award Presentation & Stellar Green Youth Team  Recognition
9:30     Recycled Sounds – Chesterfield Stomp!
10:00   Petropolis Dog Tricks & Enrichment
10:30   Dance Performance by Soorya Dance Company - Combines Indian classical movements with modern dance forms for a fusion of eastern and western styles.
11:15   Musical Performance by the Woo Daddies
Noon   Winners of Science Fair Announced
12:15   Musical Performance continues by the WooDaddies
1:00     Serengeti Steve – Reptile Education Show

For more information, visit the City of Chesterfield online or call 636-537-4000.

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