Keep Houston Beautiful
​is the city's leading organization in beautification, litter reduction, and recycling education. For 43 years, Keep Houston Beautiful has been reaching out to all segments of our community to educate and empower individuals to take greater responsibility for beautifying and enhancing Houston's environment. Every year's successes have created a cleaner and healthier city for all Houstonians.

OUR MISSION

Through education and community partnerships, foster resident and neighborhood awareness of the important role citizens can play in preserving the natural beauty and visual amenities of our city.

OUR VISION

Our vision is for Houston to be recognized nationally
​as one of the cleanest, most metropolitan cities in America.
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​Happy Thanksgiving from Team KHB! We hope you all stay safe and enjoy this time at home. We are so thankful for our wonderful community at KHB, especially throughout this year. We will be out of the office November 23 - 27, 2020. We will back to the office on November 30, 2020. Wishing you all a joyous and peaceful holiday!

Mayor Turner Announces Citywide Anti-Litter Campaign and Encourages Houstonians to Properly Dispose of
​COVID-19 Face Masks, Gloves and Sanitizer Wipes

Pictured (L to R): Vice Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum, 
Mayor Sylvester Turner & KHB Executive Director Amy Reed
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PARTNERING DEPARTMENTS
& AGENCIES :
  • Solid Waste Management Department
  • Houston Parks & Recreation Department
  • Keep Houston Beautiful
  • Houston Public Works Department
  • Department of Neighborhoods
  • Houston Airport System
  • Houston Police Department
  • Houston First Corporation
  • Houston Apartment Association
  • Greater Houston Partnership
  • TIRZs and Management Districts
  • METRO
  • Retailers Associations (Texas and Greater Houston)

Support Us Today

All of our programs are made possible through the kind generosity of our supporters. Help us achieve our mission of litter reduction and city beautification by contributing today. Email info@houstonbeautiful.org to find out how you can help support KHB.

Clean-Ups

​From organizing and conducting clean-ups in local neighborhoods to our state and nationally recognized clean-up program, we are always at the forefront of beautification and urban transformation. Learn more about we do and ​how to help.

Opportunities

Pre-K through Collegiate level classes can request classroom presentations for a variety of environmental topics? We can even help with activities, classroom projects, campus clubs, and semester group projects. Just give us a call or shoot us an email. We'd be thrilled to be your partner in Environmental Education.
832-834-6105  info@houstonbeautiful.org

Family Clean-Up Kits
A PARTNERSHIP WITH HOUSTON COMMUNITY TOOLBANK

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During this time when we can't get out for our big clean-up events, your family can still get out and help make a difference together! We have partnered with our friends at the Houston Community ToolBank to provide clean-up kits for your family to perform neighborhood and park clean-ups. Want more information? Email us at info@houstonbeautiful.org
We want to help you clean up your neighborhood and parks! While many volunteer projects have been postponed or cancelled, KHB and the ToolBank are providing kits for your household to clean up in your local neighborhood or park.
The kits include:
• 4 trash grabbers
• 8 trash bags
• 4 pairs of cloth gloves (note: the ToolBank does not currently have child size available).
Houston Public Works, along with City Council Member Sally Alcorn, have extended the entry deadline for the “Name That Drain!” contest through October. The contest is part of the city’s Adopt-a-Drain program launched two years ago. The City of Houston spends $13 million annually to address flooding. The volunteer effort helps the city save taxpayer dollars by helping to maintain over 100,000 storm drains. 
To enter, visit HoustonAdoptADrain.org, click on the ‘Contest’ tab, claim a drain near you,
give it a fun name, and make a promise to keep it free of debris, especially before storms.

The contest is a partnership with Houston Tool Bank, Volunteer Houston, and Keep Houston Beautiful.
The first-place winner will receive a $500 DeWalt power tool kit (donated by Houston Tool Bank), drain maintenance tools,
​and a custom blue tile plaque displaying the winning name(s). Contest rules can be found here.

Thank You, Summer Interns...Sophie & Allison!

​Interning at KHB has been such an awesome and exciting experience.  Even under our current circumstances this summer, I learned so many new skills and got to see first-hand how much of a positive impact KHB has on Houston. I loved the team that I worked with, and I am so happy that I got to work on projects relating to environmental education." – Sophie 
​It was great to return to the KHB family this summer. I was able to begin a program that will train board members and help the organization to be as successful as possible. It always brings me pride to work with KHB and know that I am doing good for the Houston area. Even amidst a pandemic we got lots of great work done. I look forward to seeing what KHB does in the future!" - Allison

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