BEECH GROVE — The City of Beech Grove has been awarded Gold Level status in the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM) Clean Community program. Beech Grove is the first municipality to achieve gold tier status since IDEM reintroduced the program in 2021.
Several of Beech Grove’s accomplishments in qualifying for gold-level status include:
• Hosting ‘Tox-Away” events
• Installing green infrastructure in parking areas
• Conducting a Brownfield Inventory
• Passing local ordinances to improve stormwater management
In addition, Beech Grove has earned the Tree City USA designation, and the city distributes trees to residents through the annual “Going Green in the Grove” event. Beech Grove also has a robust curbside recycling program.