Earth Week Celebration - Saturday

Saturday Earth WEek

Earth Week Celebration 

Date & Time: Saturday, April 23 | 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Hudson City Hall | 1140 Terex Road - event will be held in the back parking lot and Community Rooms 
Join us for vendors, paper shredding, e-waste collection, music, art, and so much more! See details below.

You will receive complimentary raffle tickets just for showing up! You can receive even more tickets by attending other Earth Week events from April 18 - 21. Use them in our drawings at City Hall on 4/23 for special prizes like a rain barrel painted by Hudson High School students. 

Vendor Show

Vendors from local and regional non-profits, government organizations, and businesses will pitch tents and share their sustainability stories with you. Come learn more about conservation, renewable energy, storm water, and much more!

Some of the vendors attending are:

  • Summit Metro Parks
  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
  • Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners (TCWP)
  • Summit Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD)
  • Cleveland Restoration Society
  • Alliance for the Great Lakes
  • Hudson Tree Commission

Come see these groups and others!

E Waste Truck

E-Waste (electronics) Collection Truck

Accepted Items:

  • desktop or laptop computers
  • phones
  • TVs and monitors (no CRTs)
  • computer accessories (keyboards, mice, speakers, etc)
  • printers
  • hard drives or other computer parts
  • power cords and cables
  • servers and networking equipment
NOT Accepted:

  • household appliances (fridge, microwave, etc)
  • car batteries
  • copiers
  • any items containing chemicals, fossil fuels, bio waste, oil, liquids, powders, asbestos, or freon

Visit PCs for People to learn more about their mission to bring computers and mobile internet to all people through recycling and reuse of electronics.

Paper Shredding

Paper Shredding Collection Truck

Bring your old documents for secure disposal. Documents will be placed in lock boxes guaranteed by Shred Easy, then shredded within 24 hours. 100% of paper shredded at Shred Easy is recycled.

Did you know? Recycling 1 ton of paper saves:

  • 17 trees
  • 7,000 gallons of water
  • 380 gallons of oil
  • 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space
  • 1 metric ton of greenhouse gas emissions
  • 4,000 kilowatts of energy (or enough to power the average US home for 6 months!)

Thank you to Fortec Medical for sponsoring this service. Fortec made its global headquarters in Hudson in 2021. Its campus includes electric vehicle charging stations, a solar panel roof, and a garden. 

EV Car Show

Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Show

Proud owners of electric and hybrid vehicles will show off their sustainable rides. It is free to attend the show and free to register your vehicle.

Awards will be given. Come vote for your favorite cars!

REGISTER your hybrid or electric vehicle to be featured in the car show.

Live Music

Live Music

Enjoy live music from local artists as you explore the rest of the Earth Week Celebration!

12:00 - 1:00 | johnBfree: Americana North Coast style

1:20 - 2:20 | Jeremy Lavoie: Piano renditions of jazz standards

2:40 - 4:00 | Ross Kowalski: Acoustic rock ranging from classic rock to current hits