Programs
Adopt-A-Park
Started in 1989 by the “Biggest Little City Committee” to encourage community involvement and pride in our parks, Adopt-A-Park was the seed that started Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, then known as Western Nevada Clean Communities. Please check the Project Calendar for upcoming Adopt-A-Park events!Adopt-A-Spot
Started in 1994, Adopt-A-Spot is an ongoing clean-up program involving specific one and a half to two mile intersections, blocks, and corners within Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. Join 48 local businesses, families and civic groups that are dedicated to creating a cleaner area in which to live, work, and play. For more information on... Continue readingLitter Index
The Litter Index is a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful that provides a starting point for the litter prevention process. The Litter Index is conducted by volunteer teams who rank areas of town on a cleanliness scale of one to four. Keep America Beautiful guidelines signify that a “1″ means “virtually no litter can... Continue readingNeighborhood Cleanups
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful has a long history of successful involvement with neighborhood and community cleanups. From the Sparks Clean Sweep to the Reno Clean & Green to localized community cleanups KTMB encourages and is ready to help community groups clean up their neighborhoods. If you are interested in organizing your own cleanup event and... Continue readingOpen Space Cleanups
The 2012 Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup is Saturday May 12th from 8:30am- 12 noon. Sign up to volunteer here! Partners and Sponsors for the Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup include: The Truckee River Fund, NV Energy, Sun Valley General Improvement District, Castaway Trash Hauling, SaveMart Supermarkets, Hobey’s Casino & Restaurant, Nature’s Bakery, KTVN Channel... Continue readingEco Art Program
Eco Art is KTMB’s newest program that takes everyday trash and makes it into something new! Lids become bugs, straws become beads, and bottle caps become magnets. Eco Art is designed to give kids a hands on experience to see something that would otherwise be trash, become something new. It instills and emphasizes the three... Continue readingPhone Book Recycling
The Phone Book Recycling program runs each year as part of the “Phone Books for Trees” campaign. For every one ton of phone books recycled at City of Reno, City of Sparks and Washoe County drop off locations, AT&T, through the Arbor Day Foundation will donate an average of 17 trees to area parks. In... Continue readingRiver Cleanups
About: Since 2003 Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful has partnered with Nevada Econet (formerly Environmental Leadership), REI, SaveMart Supermarkets, Truckee River Yacht Club, Champions of the Truckee River, City of Reno and City of Sparks Parks and Recreation Departments, and Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space to clean up trash and debris as well as... Continue readingWaste Warriors
Waste Warriors™ presentations teach students to reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever they can. Following the retirement of Beth Isaeff as KTMBs own The Trash Lady, Waste Warriors has taken on the task of training the next generation of recyclers. This 60-minute workshop is geared toward elementary school classrooms to educate and inspire youngsters about litter... Continue readingChristmas Tree Recycling
Christmas Tree Recycling Program 2011-2012 has come to a close. “Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful’s Christmas tree recycling program is one of the best investments area residents can make.” - RGJ Editorial, December 13, 2007 While providing the community with a convenient means to dispose of cut Christmas trees, this program also preserves landfill space, limits illegal dumping,... Continue reading
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