We're proud that Brownwood is blessed with all the beauty the Texas Hill Country has to offer. It's one of the features residents and visitors love best. As stewards of this wonderful natural asset, we work hard to keep Brownwood looking great, too. We're so committed to preserving Brownwood's natural and civic beauty that we formed Keep Brownwood Beautiful (KBB), an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful. KBB is a group of concerned citizens who volunteer their time and hard work to make Brownwood the most outstanding community in Texas. KBB' s mission is to empower the residents of Brownwood, through education and participation, to take responsibility for their community environment. All citizens are welcome to join KBB. Keep Brownwood Beautiful focuses its efforts on beautification, litter prevention, cleanups, education, and waste minimization programs. Each year KBB sponsors community improvement events, including:

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup from March - May with multiple cleanups and beautification projects

Don't Mess with Texas Trash Off in April encourages litter prevention
 
The Spring Crepe Myrtle and Plant Sale serves as a fundraising project that promotes community beautification
 
Texas Recycles Day, November 15th, promotes reducing, reusing, and recycling in Brown County

Holiday Recycling, collecting Christmas Trees, cards, stamps, and calendars for reusing and recycling.

Education programs from Outdoor Classrooms and Campus Cleanups to Teacher Workshops Recruiting and encouraging Adopt-a-Highway partners

Keep Brownwood Beautiful is just one of the volunteer organizations that reflects the community pride Brownwood is known for. The Texas Department of Transportation and Keep Texas Beautiful are proud of Keep Brownwood Beautiful too. They rewarded our efforts with the 2000-2001 and again the 2004-2005 Governor's Community Achievement Award and an $85,000 landscaping prize with TxDoT to help further our valiant cause. Plans are being developed to construct a community plaza to hold clean ups, recycling and educational events. Keep Brownwood Beautiful is funded primarily through the generosity of Brownwood residents who choose to contribute one dollar per month via their water bill. These donations enable KBB to maintain six mini-parks throughout the community, which are located at:

Mayor's Esplanade on Carnegie Ave

Beaver St. & Austin Ave

Truman Harlow Overpass & Fisk Ave

Magnolia & Austin Ave

Vincent & Ave I

Brooks St & Austin Ave

Are you helping to keep Brownwood beautiful? Contact Keep Brownwood Beautiful at 325-641-0533 or email. KBB is continuously seeking new partners and developing new projects to improve the quality of life in Brownwood.
Brightening Up Brownwood. Every month, we recognize local residents and local businesses, who go above and beyond to help Brownwood look its best. For this month's winners, see Sunday's Brownwood Bulletin and look for the section "Brightening Up Brownwood".
" Keep Brownwood Beautiful" and the city of Brownwood thank you for making Brownwood a more beautiful place to live. Does a local business look extra special? Have a neighbor with a green thumb? Tell us who you think is deserving to win the next "Brightening Up Brownwood." Email us or call KBB at 325-641-0533.

Keep Brownwood beautiful this spring by CLEANING UP your property and bringing what you don’t want to us!  We’ll take litter, household waste, brush, appliances and other large items from non-commercial residents of Brownwood.  FOR FREE!

HOLIDAY RECYCLING TRAILER FOR TREES

NEED HELP?

Volunteers for Keep Brownwood Beautiful will be available with trucks and a trailer to provide assistance to residents in the neighborhoods surrounding the cleanups.  If you are elderly, disabled or need assistance moving large items, please call Keep Brownwood Beautiful at 641-0533 by 12 noon on the Friday prior to the cleanup nearest you. KBB is also available to help businesses and individuals to set up recycling opportunities and to facilitate litter free event planning.

We will accept the following items for FREE from non-commercial residents at all cleanups:

Appliances - Furniture - Glass - Cardboard - Metal - Bikes
Other Household Waste & Large Items - Brush & Trees - Weeds

We will also be collecting clothes separately to be donated to local charities.

We will NOT accept the following items:

Paint – Oil - Tires - Chemicals
Hazardous Waste - Construction Material/Debris

For more information, contact
Keep Brownwood Beautiful at 641-0533 or visit our website at www.keepbrownwoodbeautiful.org.

This cleanup program is sponsored by Keep Brownwood Beautiful and the City of Brownwood with support from various organizations and businesses.