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Choosing Your Cleanup Location KTB Blog

Choosing Your Cleanup Location

by Aishwaryaa Udeshi, Young Texan Ambassador Cover Photo from Aishwaryaa's cleanupHave you ever felt the urge to do something good for the environment, but didn't know where to start? Or have you participated in a clean-up but felt like it wasn't making a significant impact? Choosing the right clean-up location…
lara
October 19, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month and Environmental Justice Advocates KTB Blog

Hispanic Heritage Month and Environmental Justice Advocates

by Karla Camacho, KTB Communications Coordinator Cover Photo from Latinos Outdoors Environmental Justice and the Hispanic and Latino Community National Hispanic Heritage Month is here! From September 15 to October 15, the United States celebrates the contributions and influence of Latinos on the history, culture, and achievements of the country.…
lara
October 13, 2023
What’s New This Fall Sweep! a cleanup crew in Dickinson, TX celebrates with a banner and bags of collected litterKTB Blog

What’s New This Fall Sweep!

by Kirsten Sorensen, Research and Cleanups Program Manager Fall Sweep is in full swing, and KTB is ready to support your cleanups this season! We’ve been listening to what our affiliates and other volunteer groups across the state have shared with us, and we’re excited to share some new resources…
keeptxbeauty
September 12, 2023
Tips for Waterways Cleanups AffiliateKTB Blog

Tips for Waterways Cleanups

Cleaning up waterways presents unique challenges and often requires extra preparation compared to other locations. Some of our affiliates have provided their tips and tricks to ensure a safe, smooth, and successful waterways cleanup. Choosing a Cleanup Location & Planning Ahead Do your due diligence ahead of time: learn how…
Corinne Pierce
June 2, 2023
Sustainable Practices: Composting KTB Blog

Sustainable Practices: Composting

by Rae Datt, KTB Spring 2023 Program Intern What is composting? Composting is a relatively undervalued sustainable practice that could be better implemented in both public and private sectors to divert waste. Composting takes food and other forms of biological waste and converts them into plant fertilizer to improve soil…
lara
April 24, 2023
2023 Don’t mess with Texas® Trash-off Events Adventist Spanish Church,DMWT Community Cleanup 2023 KHBKTB BlogPrograms

2023 Don’t mess with Texas® Trash-off Events

Keep Henderson Beautiful Great participation from the Henderson community! Several student organizations from the High School volunteered, and local civic clubs cleaned their Adopt-a-Highway sections. all photos c/o Leon Harris, Keep Henderson Beautiful Keep Weatherford Beautiful Keep Weatherford Beautiful's Don't mess With Texas® Trash-off event is a fun competition where…
lara
April 20, 2023
EA Engineering, Winners of the 2022 Ebby Halliday & Maurice Acers Business Award KTB BlogRecognition

EA Engineering, Winners of the 2022 Ebby Halliday & Maurice Acers Business Award

By April Ballweg Celebrating 50 years of improving the environment, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA) is an employee-owned public benefit corporation that provides environmental, compliance, natural resources, and infrastructure engineering and management solutions to a wide range of public and private sector clients. Our company is committed…
lara
March 22, 2023
Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Youth Education Council, Winners of the 2022 Ruthe Jackson Youth Organization Award AffiliateKTB BlogRecognitionRecycling

Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Youth Education Council, Winners of the 2022 Ruthe Jackson Youth Organization Award

By Lenora Tollefson Keep Pearland Beautiful (KPB) is honored to have received The Ruthe Jackson Youth Organization award at the 2022 awards ceremony during the Keep Texas Beautiful Conference. KPB’s Youth Environmental Council (YEC) always strives to keep Pearland clean, green, and beautiful while planning their projects. Since its inception…
lara
March 17, 2023
Beautify Texas Awards: Angel Carter, the 2022 O. P. Schnabel Volunteer of the Year Award Winner Beautify Texas AwardsKTB Blog

Beautify Texas Awards: Angel Carter, the 2022 O. P. Schnabel Volunteer of the Year Award Winner

by Amanda Maron, Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Coordinator The Fish Creek Cleanup Challenge was founded in 2019 because Angel Carter was motivated to "do something" about the litter accumulation along her beloved walking trail. The 7.3-mile Fish Creek Linear Trail overlooks Fish Creek along the entire route while crossing the…
lara
March 10, 2023
Beautify Texas Awards: The 2022 Ruthe Jackson Youth Individual Award – Caleb Harper Beautify Texas AwardsKTB Blog

Beautify Texas Awards: The 2022 Ruthe Jackson Youth Individual Award – Caleb Harper

Written by Ginger Gonzalez, Keep Ennis Beautiful ENNIS, TX - Keep Ennis Beautiful was established through an ordinance of the Ennis City Commission in February 2018 and became an official affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful in March 2019. As a new affiliate, our Board of Directors understood the value of…
lara
February 27, 2023

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