Keep Texas Waterways Clean
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: 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.
2022 Impact
Keep Texas Waterways Clean
The data in the following infographic includes activity performed between September 1 2022 – August 31, 2023 and reported to KTB.
413
Waterway Miles Cleaned
$959,724
Value of volunteer time
14,482
Volunteers
81
Events
279,655
Pounds of Trash