Keep Blount Beautiful

05/27/2026

The Glass Waste Diversion Program was created to better utilize glass waste at local restaurants and bars— that would otherwise be buried in the Blount County Landfill— by providing the missing link between participating businesses and the Blount County Recycling Center. ♻

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05/22/2026

You never know what you will find on a litter cleanup! 💀😂

Thank you to the hard-working volunteers that helped to clean up Pistol Creek with City of Alcoa, TN Government and Brown Creek with cityofmaryville! All together, volunteers removed 41 bags of litter, 5 tires, a wheelchair, suitcase, bike tires, various metal and wood scrap—and a plastic skeleton!—from in and around each creek. 💪

Pollution goes where stormwater flows! 💦Litter in our watershed is destined to enter our local creeks, rivers, and lakes. Please dispose of your trash properly.

The Pistol Creek Cleanup+Brown Creek Cleanup was funded by a Keep America Beautiful® Greatest American Cleanup® Grant in celebration of the county’s 250th birthday. 🎉

05/18/2026

WaterFest was a blast! 💦💦💦

Students from Friendsville Elementary School and Montvale Elementary School visited the Eco Center at DENSO Manufacturing for a morning filled with water-related lessons and activities. Students learned about water treatment, stormwater runoff, watersheds, the water cycle, and more.

Thank you to and Blount County Stormwater, Water Treatment Plant, and for partnering with KBB to provide this fun field trip opportunity.

05/15/2026

Join us certain Friday's as we post a Glass Fact to better educate the community on glass waste and recycling in Blount County. ♻ Did you know Blount County uses pulverized glass waste as aggregate in local projects? This means the county does not need to purchase as much aggregate from natural sources, AND 3.2 million pounds of glass has been diverted from the landfill!

About the Glass Waste Diversion Program: Funded by Arconic Foundation, the Glass Waste Diversion Program makes better use of glass waste created at local restaurants and bars that would normally end up in the landfill. Through this program, KBB provides the missing link between participating businesses and the Blount County Recycling Center where glass is pulverized and used as aggregate in local projects. ♻

PLUS- A big part of the program includes YOU! Anyone in Blount County can take their glass to the Blount County Recycling Center for recycling and use KBB as their glass recycling resource.

05/14/2026

KBB’s student education programs bring some GREEN to the classroom with lessons and activities on litter, the 3 Rs, water quality, and energy. We can even help get your students out of the classroom with field trips to the landfill, recycling center, and more!

Our program coordinator, Courtney, has been busy visiting schools in Blount County (shoutout to Rockford, Alcoa, and Foothills Elementary!) We also took Kindergarteners on a field trip to the landfill and Eco Center. 😁♻️

To schedule a program for your classroom, homeschool, scout troop, or club, visit our website here! https://keepblountbeautiful.org/program/education-programs/

05/12/2026

Did you know the glass Keep Blount Beautiful picks up through the Glass Waste Diversion Program contributes to Blount County's glass recycling program? 😀 Learn more about what the Blount County Highway Department is doing to divert waste from the landfill through household recycling and glass repurposing ♻

Blount County is extending landfill life and cutting costs by recycling glass into materials for local highway projects.

05/06/2026

🌟Sponsor a clean, green, and beautiful Blount for 2026-2027! 🌟Keep Blount Beautiful would love to partner with your business to sponsor our annual programs or a specific project.

View our sponsorship package here:
https://keepblountbeautiful.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20262027-Sponsorship-Package.pdf

05/04/2026

We love working with volunteers in the community on litter pickup efforts- you all encourage us to keep it up! Look at these local businesses and organizations that have dedicated time to litter pickup efforts in Blount County recently💪😄

City of Alcoa, TN Government did their annual employees cleanup and picked up 270 pounds of litter 🤯
HomeFirst Agency did a second litter cleanup with KBB in Alcoa!
Volunteers braved the rain to pick up litter in downtown Maryville with Vienna Coffee Company ☕️
Students from Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School volunteered with KBB for United Way of Blount County SERVE Day 😊
Hickory Construction Inc.picked up litter on E. Millers Cove Rd. through the Adopt-A-Mile program!
Vermillion Law is our newest Adopt-A-Mile volunteer group!