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Recycle Your Phone Books in any Mixed Paper Bins
VOLunteer
Opportunities Great American
Cleanup™
runs from
March 1-May 31.
To Schedule Your Own Cleanup
click here
KKB will provide gloves, vests and bags.
Internships
Available with Keep Knoxville Beautiful!
DOWNLOAD:
Zero Waste & Reduced Waste Public Events
PowerPoint
(large file)
Report
Litterbugs
with the
I Spy on Litter
Online Form
Watch
KKB's official cable TV show "Be Pretty Proud"
In the Knoxville area tune in to
Community Cable Channel 12, Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 11:45
a.m.
Learn More
About KKB's Clean Business Program
View a PowerPoint
presentation of litter research data.
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WELCOME
TO KEEP KNOXVILLE BEAUTIFUL
Welcome to Keep Knoxville
Beautiful, your source for litter prevention information. Founded in 1978, KKB is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Our mission is to promote a cleaner, greener, more beautiful community. Join us in the effort by volunteering in our programs or becoming a member of Keep Knoxville Beautiful. This website is your source for litter prevention
information! Check out this website to learn how YOU can get involved in our activities.
GREAT AMERICAN
CLEANUP
The Great American Cleanup™
is a nation wide effort to clean up and beautify the country. It is a
time to focus on community improvement. On March 7, 2009 164 volunteers
joined together to gather 8,772 pounds of trash and 65 tires.
We are asking everyone to come out and take a part in
the community improvement effort that is going on right now. Don't just
clean up, beautify. Don't forget to tell us how your
cleanup went so we can add you in the numbers. Help
us to reach 10,000 volunteers.
| Volunteers to Date |
Pounds of Trash |
Number of Sites Cleaned |
| 308 |
12,492 |
16 |
updated on March 23, 2009
Upcoming Cleanups and
Events:
March 21--Halls/Crossroads Women's League
March 28--Colonial Village
--Fort Sanders Cleanup
--Lake Forest Neighborhood
April 4--River
Rescue (IJAMS) at the following sites:
1.
Island Home Park
2. Ned
McWherter Park
3. Goose
Creek/Scottish Pike Park
4. Third
Creek and Neyland Drive Boat Ramp
5. Marine
Park
6. Sequoyah
Hills Park
7. IC King
Park
8. Rocky
Point
9. Concord
Fishing Pier
10. Concord Boat Ram
11. Concord Park--the
Cove Area
12. Carl Cowan Park
13. Lenoir City Park
14. Melton Hill
Contact Sarah Brobst to volunteer at
sbrobst@ijams .org or 577.4717x24
April 18--EarthFest (Pellissippi State Main Campus)
April 25--Parkside Drive Cleanup
--Mabry Hazen
House Cleanup
Youth Advisory Board Applications
Being Accepted For The 2009-2010 School Year
 Keep
Knoxville Beautiful is seeking high school students to join the Youth
Advisory Board. YAB is a great way for students to get involved in
raising litter prevention awareness in our community and schools.
Click here to download a PDF version of the
application form. If you have questions, send an email
to
keepknox@korrnet.org or call
521-6957.
Cash For Trash Program - Youth Fundraising Opportunity
 A
partnership between Keep Knoxville Beautiful, Knox County Adopt-A-Road
Program and a number of private donors have started The Cash For Trash
Program. This is an opportunity for youth groups that join the
Adopt-A-Road Program to raise up to $500 a year beautifying the
community by picking up litter. You can download PDF files of
all the application forms and learn more by
clicking here!
Don't Throw Down on
K-Town
Send us a self-addressed stamped envelope and $1 to Keep Knoxville
Beautiful, P.O. Box 385, Knoxville, TN 37901, and we will send
you two 4"x4" Don't Throw Down on K-TOWN stickers. Call the office at
521-6957 or drop
us an email for other ways to pick up a sticker.
Click
here to learn more about the campaign and listen to the Don't Throw Down on
K-TOWN radio spots.
AAA Foundation Road
Debris Study
Keep Knoxville Beautiful, AAA of East Tennessee, Knox
County and the City of Knoxville held a joint press
conference on Thursday, July 22, 2004 to bring attention to the study by
the AAA Foundation about vehicle-related road debris. The most
cost effective way to prevent accidents, property damage, injuries and
deaths from road debris is to properly secure all items being
transported in a vehicle. Click
here to read a summary and the full report. Litter
officials believe that a significant portion of roadside litter is
actually escaping from the beds of trucks and that cleanup cost to
taxpayers can be avoided if citizens will properly secure
loads.
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Links to outstanding
Keep America Beautiful resources:
kabman.org
Comprehensive resource about
graffiti prevention and abatement.
Enables your neighborhood to put
the Keep America Beautiful mission into action
Practical and effective ways for you to
tackle the cigarette litter problem in your neighborhood.
Interactive website for youth and teachers
on litter prevention and waste reduction issues.
If you have any questions about the above
websites please call our office at 865-521-6957.
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