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The Importance of Placemaking

Each year, our Annual Conference has a theme that inspires thought, conversation and action. This year, our theme is Creating Community - Placemaking. We are excited to share speaker sessions and a keynote address that dive into topics of placemaking, with the hope of teaching attendees new ideas and tools they can bring to…
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May 14, 2018
Earth Week in Texas HolidayRecycling

Earth Week in Texas

Earth Day 2018 is on Sunday April 22nd ​this year! Here at KTB, we've been celebrating  all week long and even asked our social media followers to join us in pledging to #KeepTXBeautiful. Earth Day and the entire month of April is dedicated to Mother Earth and keeping her clean and pollution free.…
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April 18, 2018
Recycling Today: Impact of Global Recycling Market on our Local Communities Recycling

Recycling Today: Impact of Global Recycling Market on our Local Communities

 Sunday, March 20, 2018 marked the first Global Recycling Day, which was celebrated across the world, with communities holding events and educating residents on why it's important to not only recycle – but to recycle properly. GRD brings to light several crucial industry conversations occurring lately on contamination (i.e. having…
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March 23, 2018
Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Recycling

Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning

​March 20 marks the first official day of spring! Along with the beautiful weather, comes the age old tradition of ​spring cleaning​. Spring cleaning can apply to many aspects of your life and serves as a great excuse to get motivated and organized. Here at KTB, spring is also when most of our community…
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March 19, 2018
Keep Texas Beautiful Awarded Austin Green Business Leader Recycling

Keep Texas Beautiful Awarded Austin Green Business Leader

This past month, the City of Austin's Office of Sustainability recognized Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) as a Gold level Green Business Leader for our efforts in keeping our office green and sustainable. This is a special acknowledgement for us because it illustrates that our vision of making Texas the cleanest, most beautiful state extends into…
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March 13, 2018
KTB Awards: Youth and Educator Programs

KTB Awards: Youth and Educator

Keep Texas Beautiful aims to inspire and empower Texans to keep our communities clean and beautiful. The KTB Awards honor youth and educators making a difference in their communities and working hard to further our mission. We encourage you to nominate a notable educator, educational institution, young individual or a youth organization for…
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February 22, 2018
Native Garden Grants Winning Projects AffiliateProgramsRecognition

Native Garden Grants Winning Projects

 On National Planting Day, September 9, 2017, Keep Texas Beautiful in partnership with AEP Texas awarded six affiliate communities the Native Garden Grant to create and maintain a native plant demonstration garden. They were: Keep Alpine Beautiful, Keep Cleburne Beautiful, Keep Gatesville Beautiful, Keep Grapevine Beautiful, Keep Hutto Beautiful and Keep Port…
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January 16, 2018

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