TXDOT'S New "CANpaign"
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Keep Houston Beautiful Day
This year's Keep Houston Beautiful Day was on Saturday, April 6th. KHB worked with the Texas Department of Transportation's "Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off" campaign, The Office of Congressman Gene Green, City Council District D, City Council Distict K, and the OST/South Union GO Neighborhoods. Keep Houston Beautiful Day kicked off the Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup, which continues until May 30th. Ten sites participated in this year's kick-off.
Volunteers picked up litter, painted a bridge, planted trees and flowers and worked in gardens. We couldn't have done it without all of the participating groups or sponsors/partners, Scott's Miracle-Gro, Glad, Nestle Pure Life, City of Houston, Mayor Annise Parker, Dept of Neighborhoods, Public Works and Engineering and Solid Waste Management.
KHB Day Press Release
LET'S PLAY!
We're playing Alcoa Pass the Can on Facebook!
If you get a notification from Keep Houston Beautiful to crush with us, don't be wary. It's for a good cause!
This is your chance to use those social networking skills to make a real impact. It's simple! Here's how:
Crush a can, pass it to a friend, and inspire real-world recycling. Each time a can is passed*, Alcoa Foundation will donate $1 to recycling efforts led by three of the world's leading conservation nonprofits – Keep America Beautiful, Planet Ark and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
If you're not yet Facebook friends with Keep Houston Beautiful, you can find us at https://www.facebook.com/keephoustonbeautiful.
Keep Houston Beautiful Coordinates Creation
Of Alief Nature Play Garden
PRESS RELEASE
Photos by Jim Olive Photography
28th Annual Mayor's Proud Partners Awards Luncheon
A huge "thank you" to our attendees, guests, sponsors, volunteers, and award winners for making the 28th Annual Mayor's Proud Partner Awards Luncheon a huge success. Close to 400 people joinued us to help honor community members, organizations and other groups who continuously work to improve our city through litter prevention, recycling and beautification projects.
Start thinking of your project for next year's awards application! The 29th Annual Proud Partners Award Luncheon will be here before you know it!
To see our full photo gallery, please visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/keephoustonbeautiful.
For more information about the event, please see the Mayor's Proud Partners Luncheon or Sponsors page.
Start thinking of your project for next year's awards application! The 29th Annual Proud Partners Award Luncheon will be here before you know it!
To see our full photo gallery, please visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/keephoustonbeautiful.
For more information about the event, please see the Mayor's Proud Partners Luncheon or Sponsors page.
Solid Waste Management Department Heavy Trash Days Have Changed!
Effective Thursday, November 1, 2012, the monthly heavy trash pickup day for most residents with City of Houston collection service changed.
To see the improved service maps with the new neighborhood collection schedule, visit www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/2012_heavytrashreroute.html.
Residents may also check online at www.houstonsolidwaste.org for their new day or call 3-1-1, the City of Houston's Customer Service Hotline, for more information.
To see the improved service maps with the new neighborhood collection schedule, visit www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/2012_heavytrashreroute.html.
Residents may also check online at www.houstonsolidwaste.org for their new day or call 3-1-1, the City of Houston's Customer Service Hotline, for more information.
Opt-Out of the Yellow Pages
The www.YellowPagesOptOut.com site is a key component of our industry’s source reduction and consumer choice initiative. The site, developed in partnership between the Local Search Association and the Association of Directory Publishers, provides a convenient and secure option for residents to control the number of Yellow Pages telephone directories they receive or to stop directory delivery entirely. It is a completely free service for consumers and is provided at no charge to municipalities or organizations.
The Internet-based tool is specifically designed to prevent directories from being delivered to anyone who doesn't want one while ensuring that the majority of consumers who continue to rely upon and use the print Yellow Pages still receive them. Yellow Pages directories are an important advertising tool for small businesses whose success is critical to building strong local communities and economies. Information gathered through the site will not be sold to third parties and will be used solely to update publishers’ delivery information.
The Internet-based tool is specifically designed to prevent directories from being delivered to anyone who doesn't want one while ensuring that the majority of consumers who continue to rely upon and use the print Yellow Pages still receive them. Yellow Pages directories are an important advertising tool for small businesses whose success is critical to building strong local communities and economies. Information gathered through the site will not be sold to third parties and will be used solely to update publishers’ delivery information.
Earth Day 2013
Earth Day is observed annually on April 22, and celebrated by more than 170 different countries around the world. We encourage you to rally your community to protect our planet! Check out 10 easy ways to observe Earth Day, courtesy of Keep America Beautiful.
Good News
The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department has opened two new neighborhood depositories/recycling centers for the citizens of Houston. These two depositories are located:
North Houston:
9003 North Houston
Houston, Texas 77022
Press Release
Southwest Houston:
10785 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77074
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For more information, visit:http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/index.html
North Houston:
9003 North Houston
Houston, Texas 77022
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Southwest Houston:
10785 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77074
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For more information, visit:http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/index.html
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KHB 2012 Annual Report
For 34 years, Keep Houston Beautiful has been educating and empowering the citizens of Houston to improve and protect our local environment. Check out our 2012 Annual Report to see how we have been beautifying Houston since 1979.
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