Sep 11 2024 - Nov 24 2024
Keep Texas Waterways Clean
Open Year-Round
The Keep Texas Waterways Clean program provides support and supplies for waterway cleanups across Texas. This program is open to ALL affiliate and non-affiliate communities located within 30 miles of an H-E-B, Central Market, H-E-B Plus, Mi Tienda, or Joe V's Smart Shop store location.
Who:
Anyone can participate! Volunteers come from all walks of life: students, civic and non-profit organizations, individuals, community groups, sports teams and more.
What:
Keep Texas Beautiful wants to make waterway cleanups easy, cost effective, and fun for your community. When you participate in this program, KTB will provide you with the following:
- Waterway Cleanup Kits:Â trash bags, onion bags, disposable gloves, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, and bug spray.
- Cleanup Event Hosting Toolkits: guidelines, best practices, sample templates, etc.
When:
Year Round
Supply requests are open year-round. Be sure to order supplies 3 weeks prior to your scheduled cleanup to ensure timely shipment. An event wrap-up report must be completed within two weeks of the event date.
Where:
Keep Texas Waterways Clean events can take place in any waterways including ocean, rivers, lakes, streams, tributaries, bayous, and creeks. Locations must be within 30 miles of an H-E-B, Central Market, H-E-B Plus, Mi Tienda, or Joe V’s Smart Shop store location.
Your health and safety are our number one priority at TxDOT and Keep Texas Beautiful. KTB reminds Texans to stay safe when choosing to go outside and clean up your communities.
Request Supplies
Fill out this quick form to register your cleanup and get your supplies. Be sure to order supplies 3 weeks prior to your scheduled cleanup.
2022 Impact
Keep Texas Waterways Clean
The data in the following infographic includes activity performed between January 1Â – December 31, 2023, that was reported to KTB.
288
Waterway Miles Cleaned
$73,323
Value of volunteer time
2,463
Volunteers
127
Events
25,442
Pounds of Trash
Resources
Social Media Marketing Toolkit
KTB provides marketing support for affiliates and community groups to use to promote their cleanup events.
Cleanup Event Planning Toolkit
Review this before you begin planning your waterways cleanups.
Trash Report Printout for Texas Litter Database
Print this out as a shorthand guide for the data you’ll collect to submit a trash report to the Texas Litter Database for Fall Sweep.
Wrap Up Report Data Collection Sheet
Use this handy worksheet to summarize everything you will report to KTB at the end of the Fall Sweep season in one place.
Keep Texas Waterways Clean Logo
Use this logo to promote your local event
After The Event
Sharing Your Event’s Results Helps Us Magnify Impact Across Texas…and the World.
Keep Texas Waterways Clean Sponsor
