Healthy Communities of Brownsville

EENVIRONMENT

The Environment Trendbenders are a group of dedicated volunteers pursuing the environmental mission of HCB. Our vision is of a clean city wherein citizens feel a sense of pride, ownership and responsibility for their environment. We are committed to working with the community to ensure that our environment can be sustained for future generations. Our mission is to promote awareness of local environmental issues and increase participation in recycling efforts.

Our goals are to:

1. Generate awareness about local environmental issues.

2. Increase participation in recycling efforts.

3. Make Brownsville litter-free.

Current projects: Participating in Brownsville city-wide clean-ups and educating citzens about recycling and litter prevention through public awareness campaigns.To get involved in our efforts or to learn more, contact us at 956-882-5067.

Please get your school, church or club involved and help collect and recycle tennis shoes, for more information go to: http://www.nikereuseashoe.com

Coloring Book has anti-littering message

This project reintroduces a coloring book that made its debut in 1987 but is as current today as it was then. Its message is simple: Everyone needs to do their part to keep litter off the streets. The project’s logic is only a little more complicated: “Teach the children and they will go home and teach their parents not to litter. ”

PDF DOWNLOAD : Anti-Littering Coloring Book

FOCUS ON LITTER Photo Contest

Healthy Communities of Brownsville Environmental Trendbenders invited the residents of Brownsville to participate in our Focus on Litter Photo Contest in an effort to create awareness of the litter problem in our city and to work to eradicate this problem to make Brownsville the clean city we all want and deserve.

The contest was divided into two categories: ADULT or STUDENT. We had over 300 entries and the entries were displayed at Sunrise Mall. All photos were taken within the Brownsville city limits. The photos were judged by independent judges who based their scores on the anti-litter message, severity of the photographed litter problem, originality of photo, photographic technique, the quality of photo and originality of title and caption. The awards ceremony was held during the celebration of Earth Day, on April 22, 2010 -

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Environmental TrendBenders/Healthy Communities of Brownsville Presented the " Paint – A – Can" Project Keeping Brownsville Beautiful!

The Keep Brownsville Beautiful Paint-A-Can Project was open to any individual over 18 years of age, or any business, civic, school, or church group. Brownsville community members were encouraged to decorate a 55 gallon trash can with the theme “Keep Brownsville Beautiful.” Decorated cans were displayed at the Brownsville Farmers’ Market on Saturday, November 14th.

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Upcycle Way

Upcycle Way was created to raise awareness and demonstrate the benefits of reworking items that would normally be discarded or deposited in local landfills into unique, useful, and fashionable products of everyday use.

“UP”CYCLABLE MATERIALS LIST

*Caps and Lids (from water bottle, soda, juice, laundry detergent, yogurt, etc.).

*Plastic bags (any kind, size and color).

*Pull tabs (any size, any color).

*Inside seal (from juice or milk box).

*Bag Clip (from sandwich bread bags or fruit bags).

*Crayons (broken, unwanted...).

*CD / DVD (unusable, junk mail, damaged...).

Capri Sun packages, with the *straws in, Capri Sun boxes.

*Tetra Pack tall containers (Soy Milk, Minute Maid Juice, Horizon Milk, etc.)
with the cap on.

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