The annual Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River event took place this year on Friday, July 18, 2025. Roughly, 1,060 pounds of trash including 11 tires were removed.
This year, approximately 20 volunteers and various types of equipment collected trash. No unique or extremely unusual items were collected this year. Volunteers in canoes and those walking along the shores covered the stretch of the river starting at the Logan/Shelby County line to Roadside Park in Sidney.
The City of Sidney became involved with the Clean Sweep in 2004. The city is required by its Ohio EPA General Stormwater Permit to coordinate a minimum of five public involvement activities during the five-year permit term. Organizing the local section of the Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River meets this requirement.