Good, clean volunteering
Texans target 34,000 pounds of trash with San Antonio cleanup
Some of the cleanups involve kayaking.
Texans have been volunteering in overdrive this spring to banish litter across the state, and San Antonians still have some opportunities to join before the initiative is over at the end of May. Trash Free Gulf, presented by the Gulf Trust and H-E-B’s Our Texas, Our Future, has a cleanup left in the Alamo City.
This campaign focuses specifically on trash in the water, including streams, rivers, lakes, bays, and coastal waters, a press release says.
Other organizations have also joined the presenting sponsors in helping: Keep San Antonio Beautiful, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, Keep Texas Beautiful, Yogi Bins, Austin Parks Foundation, and more in their respective regions.
The goal is to beat last year's cleanup, which would mean collecting more than 34,000 pounds of trash. Trash Free Gulf will also analyze the type and amount of trash and update Keep Texas Beautiful, which will in turn work on community programs that target those types of waste.
“We’re working to change how Texans think about their relationship with the Gulf,” said Gulf Trust executive director Jay Kleberg in a press release. “Over the next 60 days, we aim to keep 45,000 pounds of trash from reaching our coastline and turn that effort into a tradition Texans can be proud of. Since all 31 million Texans are connected by these waterways, the responsibility to protect them starts with us.”
San Antonio locals can volunteer at 2760 Camino Coahuilteca near Mission Espada from 9 am-noon on May 23. Register and sign waivers here. In addition to the Alamo City cleanup, Kerrville will be joining the effort from 7:30 am-noon at Kerrville Schreiner Park on May 30.
Volunteers can browse cleanup dates throughout the state and sign up at trashfreegulf.com.
