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Police departments celebrate Earth Day with clean-ups, electric vehicles

Here’s a round-up of what some agencies are doing to go greener for our planet

earth day roundup 2021

By Police1 Staff

April 22 is Earth Day – an annual recognition of our duty to take care of the blue planet. Police departments took to social media to share how they are celebrating this global awareness day. From community education and giveaways to clean-ups and new electric fleets, here’s a round-up of how some agencies are going green.

Committing to hybrid vehicle fleets

https://twitter.com/SanGabrielPD/status/1253137338269437952 https://twitter.com/GuelphPolice/status/1385206291279269888 https://twitter.com/Glos_OPCC/status/1385202027307880448

Making greener choices

https://twitter.com/Wash_IL_Police/status/1385249473673183236 https://twitter.com/HfxRegPolice/status/1385199506212507649

Community clean-up

https://twitter.com/Waukegan_Police/status/1384827761735487488 https://twitter.com/PWCPolice/status/1385246991458963463 https://twitter.com/BlufftonPolice/status/1385215433587011585 https://twitter.com/MiamiBeachPD/status/1385246844163346434 https://twitter.com/JamesRojasWBZ/status/1385231299896545286

Community education

https://twitter.com/nbpolice/status/1383542772070715393 https://twitter.com/wspolice/status/1385242298670370818 https://twitter.com/WRPSToday/status/1385209314651119620 https://twitter.com/PAStatePolice/status/1385207637348913153 https://twitter.com/PoliceDSC/status/1385169938365751297 https://twitter.com/FairfieldPolice/status/1382901719403618305

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