Our Mission

[] " To empower individuals to take greater responsibility for enhancing their community environment" Keep Odessa Beautiful, Inc. is a community non-profit environmental awareness organization in Odessa, Texas. The Organization's Goals: * to promote public education on the importance of protecting and preserving the earth's environment. * to promote and coordinate litter prevention programs and community cleanups. * to beautify areas of the city through landscaping, planting trees, murals and public art. * to provide programs and public education on the importance of the minimization of solid waste by encouraging citizens to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Re-buy. * to provide programs and public education on the importance of the conservation of the environment's natural resources: water, air, trees, habitats, and general ecology. History: * Keep Odessa Beautiful was established in 1985 as a Chamber of Commerce Clean City Committee named the "Clean City Consortium". The Consortium later became the "Greater Odessa Litterbusters". * In 1988, the Greater Odessa Litterbusters became incorporated as a 501 c 3 non-profit organization. * In 1994, the name was changed to "Keep Odessa Beautiful, Inc." * Keep Odessa Beautiful has been an affiliate of since 1994 and an affiliate of since 1988. Synopsis of Projects/Programs: Public Education: * On-going community outreach programs, projects and environmental education specifically for the general public. Litter Prevention/Community Cleanups: * On-going litter prevention education to general public and community cleanups in the City of Odessa and Ector County. * Adopt-a-Spot Litter Prevention program (city limits) * Partner of the Texas Department of Transportation Litter Prevention Program. * Partner of Ector County Inmate Cleanup Program & Adopt-County-Road Litter Prevention program. * Project Helping Hands: litter prevention program designed for students of the Ector County Independent School District. Beautification Projects/Programs: * On-going cleanups, graffiti removal, planting of trees, installation of litter receptacles, park benches, maintenance of landscape gardens at numerous City of Odessa public parks. * On-going Contributors Tree Planting Program at Memorial Gardens Park * Stakeholder of the City of Odessa Master Parks Plan * Odessa Neighborhood ShadeMakers Tree Planting Program (residential tree plantings) * Arbor Day Observance at an Ector County Independent School * Partnership with Texas Department of Transportation, Odessa College and UTPB for beautification projects * Project Helping Hands: beautification program designed for students of the Ector County Independent School District Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste: * Marketing Organization for the Odessa Recycle Time Machine and the Household Hazardous Waste Facility (City of Odessa) * Public awareness for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Re-buy * Project Helping Hands: recycling program designed for students of the Ector County Independent School District * Coordinator of America/Texas Recycles Day annual event at the Odessa Recycle Time Machine & Household Hazardous Waste * Coordinator of the annual telephone book recycling contest * Coordinator of the Compost Training Classes * Coordinator of the Christmas Tree Recycling Program * Coordinator of the Earth Week/Day recycling event at the Odessa Recycle Time Machine & Household Hazardous Waste Facility Conservation of Natural Resources: * Public awareness for ensuring water conservation * Public awareness for prevention of air & water pollution * Public awareness for fostering urban forestry in the community * Public awareness for ensuring protection & preservation of natural habitats and the general ecology