Program areas at Houston Clean City Commission
Khb developed and implemented a pilot recycling initiantive funded by a grant from the coca cola foundation. Components of the initiative is an education campaign "recycle right h-town", a broad scale public education and outreach at community events, targeted neighborhood messaging and social media outreach.
General education: throughout the 2018-2019 fiscal year khb participated in educating more than 110,000 individuals through events: tour de Houston, ktb day at the capital, kab-jameson event, u of h sustain fest, exxon-mobil earth day, willo waterhole music fest, earth day Houston, hgac recycling summit, extreme weather ready expo. Dia de los muertos at hidalgo park, kab-khb plogging 5k.
General cleanup & beautification program:coordination of volunteers to Clean & beautify neighborhoods & parks. Clean up programs engage individuals in activities that reduce waste & promote recycling and beautification of public spaces. Over 5,000 volunteers contributed 20,000 hrs. To help remove 100,00 lbs of trash & debris from the community. Major plans for landscape improvement projects in downtown for 2019 have been halted due to state and local hwy . Construction. Houston weeded lots program was discontinued in september 2018.