Jennifer Wei Young, program coordinator for Keep Delaware County Beautiful and staff with the Delaware Public Health District, updated the Delaware County Board of Commissioners on July 21 about the program’s first six months of activities in 2025.

The department collected an estimated 3,000 pounds of holiday string lights in January after adding Sunbury and Shawnee Hills collection sites; held a paper-shredding event with CES Credit Union that drew 138 vehicles; and expanded a Wreaths Across America deconstruction project that recovered wreath materials from Radnor, Liberty Presbyterian Church and Oak Grove cemeteries.

“DACC wildlife and resource management, Camp Lazarus Ranger, scouts and career-center students helped deconstruct the wreaths into greens, metal frames and bows,” Jennifer Wei Young said. The program reported collecting an estimated 1,889 wreaths, recycling about 522 pounds of scrap metal, composting about 2,500 pounds of pine at Price Farms Organics and recycling about 29 pounds of bows.

Between April and June the county ran by‑appointment hazardous-waste and electronics drop-offs: 169 vehicles yielded nearly 5,700 pounds of household hazardous waste and 32 televisions; staff said the electronics container was filled multiple times. The Great American Cleanup drew 476 volunteers who collected almost 3,700 pounds of litter; juvenile court crews contributed 34 participants and roughly 150 pounds.

Keep Delaware County Beautiful also reported outreach presentations—eight to youth groups and several to adult audiences including SourcePoint and the Ostrander senior center—and said a SourcePoint field trip to Rumpke Recycling resulted from a follow-up visit.

Commissioners thanked the staff and volunteers for the work and encouraged continued outreach. Marybeth Brown, identified as a supervisor who attended with Wei Young, was present for the update.

The commissioners did not take a formal vote on the update, which was provided as an informational report.