Explore Asheville invites you and your organization to join us in contributing to the recovery and stewardship of our community by participating in the 2025 Explore Asheville Travel & Hospitality Earth Day Cleanup, hosted by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, with support from Asheville GreenWorks, RiverLink and MountainTrue.
We encourage you to recruit two to three staff members to represent your business by taking part in the cleanup. Participants can choose the area of town they wish to clean up; each neighborhood will have a host venue for a pre and post-cleanup meetup.
Cleanup and Host Venue locations include:
Biltmore Village: Village Pub
Black Mountain: Foothills Grange
Downtown: Kimpton Hotel Arras
River Arts District: The Radical
Weaverville: Eluvium Brewing Company
The program will include welcome remarks and instructions, an approximately one-hour clean-up, and a post-clean up social with local brews and light bites.
What You Need to Know:
The clean up will take place in five locations throughout Buncombe County
Each location will have a host venue for gathering before and after the cleanup
All participants will receive a complimentary drink token
Participants will meet at their host venue at 2pm to check in and receive instructions and supplies
The clean up will last one hour, after which participants will meet back at their host venue to return supplies. Social hour and networking to follow.