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Upcoming Events
Saturday, August 12
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Meadowbrook Special Event Litter Cleanup
Handley Meadowbrook Community Center
6201 Beaty St., 76112
Click here for more info.
Saturday, August 12
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
District 6 Litter Day
Meet at Chisholm Trail Community Center
4936 McPherson Blvd., 76123
RSVP:?[email protected]
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Registration for School Green Teams is now open!
Soon, students will be back in their classrooms, and the Keep Fort Worth Beautiful (KFWB) School Green Teams Program is a great tool to help teachers?get students excited about the environment.
There is no cost to participate, and any school team is welcome - public,?private, or?homeschooled. Teachers receive educational?resources?and support to?enrich existing?classroom?curriculum and empower students to make their school campus and city more beautiful and sustainable.
Areas of activity include litter prevention, beautification, waste reduction, recycling, and sustainability. Students complete and track these activities to earn points. At the end of the school year, a School Green Team of the Year is selected. The winner will receive green kits for their students, a tree planting on campus, and recognition in KFWB's newsletter and social media channels!
Learn more about the program here!
Over 1,600 students were in Green Teams across Fort Worth last year. Plan ahead and sign up for the upcoming academic year today!
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KFWB board learns about the impact of food waste
 Last month, KFWB board members welcomed Stephen Sturdivant, an Environmental Engineer with the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, to speak about the Sustainable Management of Food Program.
The program promotes?an approach to reducing food waste, which occurs when food that was fit for consumption is sent to the landfill. Food production and waste have a big impact on the environment. That occurs over the entire food life cycle, starting with the use of natural resources, manufacturing, sales, consumption, and ending with decisions on recovery or final disposal.?
Fort Worth residents can reduce food waste by subscribing to the City?s Residential Food Waste Composting Program. It?s as easy as 1-2-3!
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Register! For a one-time subscription fee of only $20, residents receive a starter kit that includes a kitchen pail, transport bucket, and educational materials.
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Pick up your Starter Kit! Registered subscribers will receive instructions to pick up their composting kit from one of our six distribution sites.
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Start composting! Drop off your accumulated food waste at one of the program's?19 collection sites?conveniently located throughout our city.
Shout out to our current program subscribers, who have diverted nearly half a million pounds of food waste from the landfill.
Learn more about the program today!
If you would like to learn more or request a presentation for your group about the EPA?s Sustainable Management Food Program, contact?Stephen Sturdivant at 214-665-6673 or email [email protected].
Volunteer-led cleanup spotlight
Shout out to everyone who participated in volunteer-led cleanups at multiple city parks in June!
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Fort Worth Mothers of Multiples volunteers collected 80 pounds of litter from Trinity Park.
- 136 AW volunteers collected 625 pounds of litter from Marion Sansom Park.
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ASEZ WAO volunteers collected 6,931 pounds of litter; including 16 tires from Eugene McCray Park.
Join KFWB's programs and make a difference to stop, report, or pick up litter in our city! KFWB supports volunteer-led litter cleanups all year by providing bags, gloves, and equipment to assist volunteers with disabilities.?Visit our website?to request supplies.
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Celebrating water quality efforts
Water Quality Month is coming up in August, reminding us of the need to work together?to maintain clean and healthy water sources for residents, and to?protect our waterways.
Fort Worth citizens are not the only ones utilizing our beautiful lakes and rivers. Water quality plays a vital role in preserving ecosystems and sustaining the biodiversity of plant and animal species.?
Each of us can make a difference by taking a few simple steps:
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Conserve water.?Practice water-saving habits: repair leaks quickly, use WaterSense-labeled appliances at home, and comply with our outdoor watering ordinance.
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Prevent pollution.?Properly dispose of hazardous substances, reduce the use of harmful chemicals, and avoid littering to prevent pollutants from entering waterways.
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Support water conservation initiatives.?Get involved in local conservation efforts, raise awareness, and support organizations working towards water quality preservation.
By prioritizing water quality and taking collective action, we can ensure a sustainable future where clean water is available for all.
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 Adopt-A-Spot Update
Get involved with our Adopt-A-Spot Program. Since the beginning of this year,?26?new adoptions were made and volunteers have reported a total of 6,644 pounds of litter removed. Adopt-A-Spot agreements last for two years and can focus on litter pickups or even maintaining landscaping and infrastructure. Click here to learn more or join today
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Composting Corner
Join other Fort Worth households in the fight against food waste. Sign up for our Residential Food Waste Composting Program today!?From table scraps and leftovers to moldy bread, produce or dairy, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, egg shells, or even bones from cooked meats, we accept it all.
During June, this program helped to keep 11,954 pounds of food waste from going to the landfill and 32 new households joined, for a total of 2,156 households subscribed to date!
The city has 19 convenient food scrap collection sites, and there is bound to be one near you too! Visit our website to find out where they are and to learn how the program works.
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