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Keep Fishers Beautiful

Keep Fishers Beautiful brings together residents, homeowner’s associations, local businesses, and organizations to support the vibrancy of our city and neighborhoods. Join the City of Fishers as we Keep Fishers Beautiful with volunteer opportunities, community stories, and sustainability initiatives. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Help us Keep Fishers Beautiful with volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities at VolunteerFishers.com.

City Recycling Day

City Recycling Day returns Saturday, October 1 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Billericay Park.

Neighborhood Cleanup Kits

Fishers neighborhoods are encouraged to beautify their common spaces and facades with the Neighborhood Cleanup Kit program, which includes a cleanup kit and the use of a 20-yard dumpster. HOA representatives can complete an application.

Compost Tumbler Program

Receive a free compost tumbler through Fishers Stormwater when you take a Clear Choices Clean Water Indiana’s water quality pledge. After you complete the pledge, submit a compost tumbler application. Tumblers are limited to the first 300 applicants. Staff will reach out to coordinate tumbler pick up within a few weeks after you apply based on application volume and inventory stock.

Rain Barrel Program

Help to protect our freshwater resources and take advantage of the free rain barrel program through Fishers Stormwater. First, take Clear Choices Clean Water Indiana’s water quality pledge, then submit your pledge with your rain barrel application.

Adopt-a-Road

Organizations and individuals can adopt a stretch of road by providing trash and litter pickup along Fishers streets. Established in 1992, the Adopt-A-Road program is an opportunity for individuals, community groups, and organizations to volunteer and take pride in the appearance of our community. 

Adopt a Storm Drain

Do your part for water quality by adopting a storm drain. Visit Clear Choices Clean Water Indiana and pledge to keep a storm drain clean in your neighborhood.

 Matching Grants

The City of Fishers offers a Drainage and Water Quality grant for residents. Learn more.

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Take the Volunteer Fishers Pledge

Give back to your community by supporting the special events and non-profit organizations that contribute to the vibrancy of our city.

Step 1: Take the pledge. You can easily take the #VolunteerFishers pledge by downloading the PDF or filling out our electronic pledge.

Step 2: Share your pledge with the world by snapping a photo of yourself with the pledge and sharing on social media using #VolunteerFishers.

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Local Resources: How You Can Keep Fishers Beautiful Everyday

Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center 

Facilities and services for Hamilton County residents turning in their personal household hazardous or recyclable waste. Restriction of 200 pounds of hazardous waste per month per residence.  Please register ahead on their website for hazardous waste, paint, electronics, tires, refrigerators, sharps, chemicals, etc.  You do not have to register for general recycling (cardboard, paper, glass jars, plastic bottles, metal cans). Learn more.

Duke Energy In-Home Assessment  

Do you own your single-family home? Do you have an electric water heater, electric heat or central air? Sign up for a free Home Energy House Call today! It’s an easy way to learn more about your house and save big on energy. Learn more. 

Clear Choices Clean Water Program 

Clear Choices is a nationally award-winning program that seeks to increase awareness about the daily choices we can make as individuals to improve water quality and conserve water supplies. Focused on individual action and social change, the program employs an online pledge system that focus on specific water quality-friendly actions such as: using phosphorus-free and/or less fertilizer, landscaping with native plants, protecting pollinators, properly disposing of pet waste, properly maintaining septic systems, conserving water use, volunteering in community efforts, caring for soil health, not feeding waterfowl, stewarding trees, and a kid-focused pledge on making smart water choices. Learn more. 

Backyard Improvement Projects

Be sure to check out the City’s Homeowners Association webpage that includes resources such as the HOA FAQ for information regarding fence installation and more. Not sure if a permit is required? Check out our Permitting & Inspections page for more info. As always, remember to protect unintentional damage to buried utilities by calling 811 Call Before You Dig!

Trying to find residential plot plans? Click here to be taken to the search page. If plot plans are available for your address, you will see them appear under record name “Residential Plot Plan Request”.  Simply click on the record and you can download the file(s).