KEEP ODESSA BEAUTIFUL E-NEWS - LA CASA VERDE NURSERY, INC - Odessa, TX
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KEEP ODESSA BEAUTIFUL
E-NEWS MARCH 2021 | ISSUE 9
In this issue:
Campus Cleanup Rivalry
A friendly and impactful school competition
Recycle Fashion Show The Campus Cleanup Rivalry was created to instill pride by challenging
Page 1 schools to keep their campuses litter-free. Students, teachers, staff, and
parents have worked hard to create a litter-free and eco-friendly
campus.
KOB's Sponsors
Page 1 The 2021 Community Projects are made possible with
generous support from
Recycling
Page 2
Litter Prevention
Page 3
Beautification
Sustainability
Page 4
Education
with additional support from
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Highlights
S a v e t h e Keep
D a t e Odessa Beautiful E-News | page 01
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Photos
Page 7 LA CASA VERDE
NURSERY, INC.
Coming Soon Dumplins Y Amigos
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RECYCLING
KOB strives to motivate our citizens to make informed decisions to take everyday
actions to reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle the proper way, through their
participation we were able to recycle the following: MAR 2019| ISSU 1
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Electronics - 11,300
Oil - 241 gallons
Antifreeze - 45 gallons
Paint - 138 gallons
Batteries - 240 lbs.
Pesticides/Herbicides/Fertilizer - 60 lbs.
Oil filters - 10 lbs.
Mulch - 1,500 cu yd
** In three months, 1,446 citizens utilized the HHW facility**
Recycle Center
Cardboard - 111 tons
Plastics #1 Pete & #2 HDPE - 7 tons
Paper - 4 tons
Newspaper- 3.2 tons
Recycling Drop-off locations
Parks Bell Ranch - serviced 25 times
Fire Station Eastridge - serviced 13 times
UTPB Soccer Field - serviced 25 times
South Grant - serviced 13 times
Recycle Center - serviced 25 times
"Show me How Odessa" Reduce/Reuse Challenge - In our efforts to create
awareness of the importance of reducing waste, we provided our citizens a fun
and creative way to reuse items that otherwise would end up in our landfills. We
have partnered with local non-profits to donate gently used items from bulk items
dropped off.
Gift cards made possible with
generous support from
La Casa Verde Nursery, Inc.
Community Projects Recycling/Repurposing
3 raised beds
7 tires
18 3-litter bottles
6 milk cartons
3 1-gallon jugs
LITTER PREVENTION
Adopt -A- Spot Program - Our volunteers dedicated their time to maintain areas of
our city litter-free. MAR 2019| ISSU 1
135 volunteers
131 hours
172 bags of litter collected
Upcycled Demonstration Garden - Volunteers worked on our garden by removing
weeds and litter. Great job in keeping the community garden litter-free!
5 volunteers
40 hours
25 bags of litter collected
Campus Cleanup Rivalry
6 schools participated
72 volunteers
2,160 hours
168 bags of litter collected
DMWT Spring Sweep - city-wide cleanup, volunteers maintained their
neighborhoods litter-free while practicing social distancing.
300 volunteers
600 hours
900 bags of litter
Citizen Bulk Item Drop-Off Center/Alley Bulk Item Pickup - Citizens used the
drop-off center and the scheduled alley bulk item pickup, to properly dispose of
66.34 tons of bulk items, reducing illegal dumping activity in our community.
Volunteer/Community Service - Jan - Mar 3,072 volunteer/community service
hours were provided to keep our city clean and beautiful, saving our taxpayers
$83,558.40
BEAUTIFICATION
Sustainability Project - Volunteers worked on the garden by watering, painting, and
MAR 2019| ISSU 1
planting. Our volunteers continue to do beautiful things in our community!
7 tires
18 3-litter bottles
6 milk cartons
3 1-gallon jugs
We-Care We Help Basin Lawn Service for the elderly, disabled, veterans, widow/er
3 volunteers
15 hours
2 properties serviced
8 bags of grass clippings collected
Neighborhood Shademakers - "Plant a Tree for Hope"
330 trees planted
600 volunteers
2021 Plant a Tree for Hope made
3 tree care educational workshops
possible with tree grant from
Upcycled Demonstration Garden
10 volunteers
3 volunteers
15 hours
SUSTAINABILITY
First School Garden - KOB and TL Booth Headstart partnered to create a garden in the
school to teach children the importance of creating a sustainable community. Children
will learn how to grow their own vegetables and herbs.
75 volunteers
300 hours
10 vegetables 2021 Sustainability Project is made
10 herbs possible with a grant from
8 native plants
1 rain barrel
1 water hose
3 soaker hoses
3 rain gutters
25 bags of soil
1 Yaupon Holly tree
EDUCATION
KOB provided educational campaigns on social media, reaching over 49,429
citizens:
January
Recycling live trees campaign
4,154 reached using billboard
119 reached using social media
Reduce campaign
1,605 reached using social media
Take Care of Texas
251 reached using social media
Adopt a Classroom
2,560 reached using social media
Adopt a Nonprofit
619 reached using social media
February
Recycle Fashion Show
3,752 reached using billboard
5,596 reached using social media
Master Gardeners tips
426 reached using social media
DMWT campaign
253 reached using social media
March
DMWT Spring Cleanup
4,154 reached using billboard
8,700 reached using social media
Campus Cleanup Rivalry
3,244 reached using social media
We Care - We Help
3,711 reached using social media
Reduce campaign
103 reached using social media
Odessa Pride - Star of the Month
10,182 reached using social media
Sponsor appreciation
1,954 reached using social media
Waste in Place Training – KOB hosted a six-hour virtual train-the-trainer session, based on the
Keep America Beautiful Curriculum Waste in Place(WIP). Citizens in New Mexico received the
hours needed to educate their citizens and expand environmental programs.
HIGHLIGHTS
KOB continues to receive overwhelming in-kind donations, thank you for your
continued support!
Preparing to build our first sustainability project in a local school.
KOB received the Keep Texas Beautiful President's Award.
KOB receives a donation from UTPB - 58, 3-piece recycling sets to expand on our Adopt
a Classroom Recycling Program, thank you for helping us build green school
campuses!
SAVE THE DATE
Beauty in my Community Challenge - KOB highlights the beautiful things happening in
our community; like helping a neighbor in need by mowing their yard, planting or
cleaning your garden after the winter storm, keeping your property litter-free. Participate
by sharing pictures in our Beauty in my Community Challenge are entered in a raffle to win
one of the five Vitex trees. For more information log on to Beauty in My Community
Challenge
Date: April - May
Repurpose Campaign – Join us to help us reduce waste in our community by dropping
off gently used furniture and appliances at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. items
will be donated to local nonprofit organizations. Participate to be entered in a drawing for
a chance to win a prize. For more information email us at kob@odessa-tx.gov
Date: April - June
Permian Basin Recycle Fashion Show – The Recycle Fashion Show is an event
showcasing creative, resource conservation-minded art and fashion designs. This event
intends to raise awareness of the importance of waste reduction through fashion in a fun,
creative, and artistic way. Designers have the opportunity to create a design by reusing,
repurposing, and recycling. We invite Permian Basin designers to participate in this great
event. There is no fee to participate. For more information log on to
keepodessabeautiful.org
Entry Deadline: Friday, October 1
Planet Troopers – Kids ages 8-12 years old are invited to join Planet Troopers and help
keep our City parks and neighborhoods litter-free.
Cleanup Date: Tuesday, June 1 - Friday, June 11
Location: City Parks, around your neighborhood or home
Registration: 2021 Planet Troopers
2021 Planet Troopers is made
possible with generous support from
Adopt a Spot
First Basin
Campus Cleanup Rivalry
TL Booth Headstart
1st Sustainability Project
Plant a Tree
for Hope
2021 DMWT
Spring Cleanup
Odessa and Permian High
Earth Day
Environmental Project
COMING SOON
Planet Troopers Five Year Celebration - celebrating the hard work and commitment of our
troopers. This year; marks five years of excellence.
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Cover Odessa in Color Run – A partnership with Odessa Hispanic Chamber and Odessa
Arts to create awareness on the importance of good health and a litter-free and beautiful
environment.
Waste in Place Summer Educational Workshops - We will provide a variety of educational
workshops for our children to learn on topics like recycling, litter prevention, beautification,
and sustainability. Great outside learning activities.
Who We Are: Keep Odessa Beautiful, Inc. (KOB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
that empowers Odessans to recycle, prevent litter, and beautify our community.
What We Do:
Facilitate Beautify Educate
Volunteer with us!
Join the KOB TEAM to help make Odessa a better place to live, work, and play in! To
volunteer, visit us at keepodessabeautiful.org.
Keep Odessa Beautiful Stay Connected
119 W. 4th Street, Suite 203
Odessa, TX 79760
(432) 335-4686
keepodessabeautiful.org
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