San Nicolas Clean Up Day – December 6, 2025
Get ready for the much-anticipated San Nicolas Clean Up Day on December 6, 2025 — a community-driven initiative under the motto “Let’s Rise Together. Let’s Thrive Together.” Residents of Sunrise City will unite from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM to clean their homes, businesses, schools and public spaces within a 200–500 m radius. Join hands to make San Nicolas cleaner, greener, and more vibrant.
Why San Nicolas Clean Up Day matters
Cleaning our neighborhoods isn’t just about removing trash — it builds pride, improves health, and creates a stronger community. With rising waste and litter in San Nicolas, the San Nicolas Clean Up comes at the right time. It encourages every resident to take ownership and contribute to a cleaner environment.
By working together, we can turn our streets, schools, and public areas into safe, beautiful spaces — not only for now, but for generations to come.
What to Expect on Clean Up Day
When and Where
- Date & Time: December 6, 2025 — from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Location: Sunrise City, all around San Nicolas — your home, business, school, church or community organization, within a 200–500 m radius
Volunteers can start in front of their own property or coordinate with neighbors, businesses, schools, churches, or small local groups. If needed, small groups can choose a common meeting point and clean together.
Contact Points & Volunteer Zones
Contact and volunteer zones have been assigned across four sections of San Nicolas to coordinate the cleanup effort:
- Section 1: Police School, Caribbean Gardenscapes N.V., Grote Berg Snack, Esso Heights Playground
- Section 2: Seed of Life Ministries, Filomena College MAVO, The Hub @ San Nicolas, Scol di Arte
- Section 3: EPB San Nicolas (tentative), SC3 Remote Team, Total Tools (former NAPA)
- Section 4: SC3 Remote Team, AruFlamingo
Additionally, a dedicated volunteer zone has been set up at the field near Pepsi Cola — a former illegal dump site.
How the Clean Up Will Work
- Collect litter (sushi sacks or trash bags) available at contact points.
- Once cleaned, place filled bags alongside main designated streets for collection.
- Ensure hydration — water refill stations will be present at contact points.
- Use gloves and avoid working directly on soil.
- Work carefully — watch out near traffic and respect wildlife/nature.
- Stay safe and protect yourself while volunteering.
Cleanup Collection: Streets & Areas Covered
Volunteers are asked to place filled garbage bags on the main roads of their section for collection by local sanitation teams.
- Section 1 Streets: Sero Colorado (Main Road), Fort Heuvelstraat, Juana Morto Straat, St. Catherine Straat, Nijhoffstraat, Wegkustbaterij, Diamantbergweg, Hildebrandstraat, Staringstraat
- Section 2 Streets: Bernardstraat, Pastoor Hendrikstraat, MJ Nieuwenstraat, Lagoweg, Caya Sint Maarten, Caya Captain Rogers, Theaterstraat, Zeewijk, Pieterboerstraat
- Section 3 Streets: Caya Jose Geerman, Palisiaweg, Comanchestraat, Zwollestraat, Route 1 (roundabout FTA to Napa Cura Cabai), Brasil (main road)
- Section 4 Streets: Weg Fontein, Weg Rooi Hundo, Weg Sero Preto, Weg Sero Blanco
What You Can Do to Help — Steps for Volunteers
- Begin cleaning around your home, business, school or organization.
- Collect trash in provided bags at contact points.
- Place filled bags on the designated main road for collection.
- Stay hydrated — refill water at any contact point.
- Wear gloves or shoes — avoid direct soil contact.
- Work safely, especially near traffic.
- Respect the environment and local wildlife.
This is our chance to transform San Nicolas into a cleaner, brighter, more beautiful community—not just for today, but for our future generations.
Let’s Rise — Let’s Thrive: Building a Stronger Community
The San Nicolas Clean Up isn’t just a one-time event — it’s part of a larger movement to uplift San Nicolas. Through regular actions like this cleanup, we build community pride, safety, and long-term sustainability.
Events like this echo the spirit of the Re-Rise Sustainability Workshop Aruba by Sunrise City Coconut Collective (SC3), which also aims to encourage better habits, recycling, and a cleaner living environment. arubaonline.news
When neighbors, schools, businesses, and volunteers come together — that’s when real change happens.
How to Register or Volunteer
If you’d like to join as a group or an individual — especially to help near the Pepsi Cola field area — register via Aruba Volunteers: https://www.arubavolunteers.org/o/Sunrise-City-Coconut-Collective/opportunities/San-Nicolas-Clean-Up-Day/107252
Contact points across the four sections will have supplies like trash bags and water. They’ll also help you check-in or request assistance if needed.
Together We Can Make the Difference
Your small effort — picking up trash, staying safe, participating responsibly — can help transform San Nicolas.
- Clean streets and public spaces
- Healthier, safer neighborhoods
- Stronger community ties
- A brighter future for youth and families
Let’s show what Sunrise City can achieve when we rise together and thrive as one.
Share your experience on social media using #SanNicolasCleanUp. Let’s inspire others!
For more information on how our community is evolving, check out the past post “Re-Rise Sustainability Workshop Aruba – A Community Movement for a Stronger San Nicolas”. It outlines how SC3 has been working on sustainability and community development in our neighbourhood. arubaonline.news
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