New Litter Pickers Program
Keep Brownwood Beautiful is ready to try a new program. It is called Litter Pickers. Basically, we have taken some time to drive around Brownwood and all the litter that surrounds and is amongst us stands out quite clearly. It is ugly and unwelcoming to see this throughout our town.
With the Litter Picker program, KBB will select and announce a site to clean each month. A day will then be selected and hopefully people will show up to participate. Areas that are selected will be throughout the town. To add an incentive, each Litter Picking day a small prize will be randomly selected from the list of people who show up.
Litter is misplaced solid waste - blown by wind and traffic and carried by water. It travels until trapped by a curb, building or fence. Once litter has accumulated, it invites people to add more.
While roadside litter has decreased by 6% since 1969, we still have a long way to go to eradicate it... According to Keep America Beautiful, the primary sources for litter are:
- Household trash at the curbside
- Dumpsters used by businesses
- Loading docks
- Construction and demolition sites
- Uncovered trucks
- Motorists
- Pedestrians
Litter is the result of individual behavior—choosing to litter or being careless in the handling of waste. This why we all need to make an effort to prevent litter and to pick up litter when we se it. It is not only unsightly; it is hazardous to our health as well as wildlife and water systems.
So, watch for our Litter Picker days and join us in the effort to clean up Brownwood…it is actually a fun and rewarding activity. Our first date will be February 19 on C.C. Woodson behind Tractor Supply. We will begin at 11:00. Days will vary throughout the year, so it won’t always be on a Sunday.
Keep it Green. Keep it Clean.
Welcome to Keep Brownwood Beautiful
In Brownwood, Texas, the community comes together to make Brownwood "feel like home."
We recognize that it's everyone's job to make our community a good place to live and that going green is here to stay. When you visit our town, you will marvel at our beautiful location in Texas Hill Country.
Our mailing address is:
Keep Brownwood Beautiful
P.O. Box 1105
Brownwood, TX 76804
You can reach us via telephone by calling (325) 641-0533 or via e-mail by sending a message to kbwdb@verizon.net.
We would love it if you could attend our monthly meeting on the last Tuesday of every month. We start the meeting at 6pm, and it's held at:
City of Brownwood Service Center
4200 HWY 377 South
Brownwood, TX 76801