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April 2023
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This Month's Spotlight
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Program Updates
Houston-Area Adopt-A-Spot Webinars Available Online
If you missed any of the Houston-Galveston area Adopt-A-Spot training webinars, you can find them on the Houston-Galveston Area Council's YouTube Channel.

  • February 23, 2023 - At this webinar, participants explored how two resources, the Trash Free Texas Adopt-A-Spot Map and the Texas Litter Database, can assist communities and organizations in building or enhancing volunteer litter cleanup programs.
  • February 24, 2022 - At this webinar, participants explored ways to use the Adopt-A-Spot website as part of new or ongoing litter cleanup efforts, saw a demonstration of adding sites to the map, and had a conversation with an Adopt-A-Spot partner who will shared success stories and answered questions.
  • February 25, 2021 - At this webinar, attendees learned how to use the updated Adopt-A-Spot online tool, including how to submit new location for adoption and how to become a waterway cleanup volunteer.
Partner Updates
Make Plans to Participate in KTB's Annual Great American Cleanup
Registration is open on the Keep Texas Beautiful website for the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup. Activities Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off in April, and Keep Texas Parks and Trails Clean in May. You can learn more and find local events at https://ktb.org/events/great-american-cleanup-registration-opne/ 
Trash Bash® Volunteers Clean Up More Than 40 Tons of Trash
The 2023 River, Lakes, Bays ‘N Bayous Trash Bash® was held on Saturday, March 25, at 14 locations across the Galveston Bay watershed. Thanks to the efforts of 2,456 volunteers, 40.51 tons of trash, 219 tires, and 0.38 tons of recyclables were removed from 108 miles of local waterways. To see a breakdown of litter removed by cleanup location and the cumulative results from the past 29 years, visit the Trash Bash® website. Trash Bash® hopes volunteers will participate again next year to “Clean It Like You Mean It !”® for the 30th anniversary of the cleanup.  
Do you have a trash clean-up or litter reduction project that’s coming up, ongoing, or recently completed? Ask for help or share your success with the Trash Free Texas Community by sharing in our quarterly update.