Escondido Street Stewards

Escondido Street Stewards As Escondido Street Stewards, we strive to keep portions of this magical city clean.

During this morning’s Second Saturday litter cleanup, our team also collected a plethora of cigarette butts/filters. The...
06/13/2026

During this morning’s Second Saturday litter cleanup, our team also collected a plethora of cigarette butts/filters. There were far too many to count, but best guess would be about 500-600 (aluminum can in picture added for scale).
The volunteers made a game of collecting them, seeing how many could be picked up with one grab of the picker. The record was qty 7 😀
The butts are recyclable thru TerraCycle US, which makes a donation to other non-profits, however our group doesn't collect a cent.
Our motivation is to keep our streets clean and to prevent them from getting into the storm drains and avoid polluting the waterways and ocean downstream.
Free to join us in July? Send us an email for more info to:
[email protected]

Our June “Second Saturday” group cleanup on June 13 partnered with Interfaith Community Services (ICS) and their volunte...
06/13/2026

Our June “Second Saturday” group cleanup on June 13 partnered with Interfaith Community Services (ICS) and their volunteers to clean up around their Quince/Washington Ave location. More than 20 volunteers participated in the morning cleanup.

A huge thank you to every volunteer who joined us, which included Street Stewards’ captains from Poway and Santee, and for helping keep this Escondido space clean for the community.

Ready to join the movement?

If you missed this one, don’t worry. There are plenty of ways to jump in:

1️⃣ Adopt Your Block: Take ownership of your own street and cleanup on your own schedule. Sign up at streetstewards.com.

2️⃣ Join Our Monthly Cleanups: Want to be part of the “Second Saturday” crew in Escondido next month? Email us at [email protected] to get on the list!

A crew of five Esco Street Stewards worked our CalTrans adoption this morning (Via Rancho Pkwy exit/Hwy 15 North).The te...
06/09/2026

A crew of five Esco Street Stewards worked our CalTrans adoption this morning (Via Rancho Pkwy exit/Hwy 15 North).
The team collected 5 large bags of litter, about 36 lbs worth, and 121 cigarette butts/filters, along with a few other recyclables.
Interested in joining our efforts? The hard way is to get a court order for community service to pick up litter along the freeway, but the much easier way is to send an email to:
[email protected]
Join us, you'll be glad you did 😎

This morning we were able to catch up with Dan the Man as he picked up litter around City Hall and the California Center...
05/21/2026

This morning we were able to catch up with Dan the Man as he picked up litter around City Hall and the California Center for the Arts grounds.
Dan is an inspiration, and is a good friend of ours as well as with the Love Esco team.

A huge thanks to all that participated in our Guess How Many Cigarette Butts Were Collected During May's Event (see pict...
05/19/2026

A huge thanks to all that participated in our Guess How Many Cigarette Butts Were Collected During May's Event (see picture below).
The total number of cigarette filters/butts pictured is 292. Oliver Taylor Zirbel was the closest, and Alyssuhh Raya was the next closest. Good job!
Both win an orange Street Stewards-branded picker, to be awarded at our monthly group litter pickup in June (location details to follow soon).

Did you know:
-That 1/3 of all collected litter is made up of cigarette butts.
-That 98% of cigarette filters are made of plastic fibers, which means they are not biodegradable.
-That for every 1 lb of cigarette waste sent to TerraCycle US for recycling, $1 will be donated to Keep America Beautiful
https://kab.org/our-signature-programs/cigarette-litter-prevention-program/

We're all about picking up litter in Escondido (not just cigarette butts) where we can and when we can. Ready to join the movement? There are plenty of ways to jump in:

1️⃣ Adopt Your Block: Take ownership of your own street and cleanup on your own schedule. Sign up at streetstewards.com.
2️⃣ Join Our Monthly Cleanups: Want to be part of Escondido's “Second Saturday” crew next month? Email us at [email protected] to get on the list!

Hey Friends! We're having a contest (see details below).May's Second Saturday event picking up litter at N. Beech St. wa...
05/12/2026

Hey Friends! We're having a contest (see details below).

May's Second Saturday event picking up litter at N. Beech St. was a big success as far as picking up litter goes (19 bags worth, or 106.1 lbs), and also a large number of cigarette butts.

98% of cigarette filters/butts are made of plastic fibers, which means they aren't biodegradable, but they are recyclable (thru our friends of TerraCycle US).

Guess How Many Cigarette Butts Were Collected During May's Event? (see picture below).
The person that comes closest will win an ArcMate Manufacturing Corporation orange Street Stewards-branded picker, to be awarded at our monthly group litter pickup in June.

-Enter with your guess by leaving a comment below.
-All guesses must be submitted by midnight 5-18-2026.
-First correct guess wins.
-One guess per person.
Good luck!

Our May “Second Saturday” group cleanup on May 9 spent the morning focusing our efforts around the Escondido Creek Trail...
05/09/2026

Our May “Second Saturday” group cleanup on May 9 spent the morning focusing our efforts around the Escondido Creek Trail and Bike Path entry on N. Beech St. off E. Valley Parkway.

Check out the impact our amazing crew made:

👤 15 volunteers showed up to lend a hand.

⚖️ 106.1 pounds of litter collected in 19 bags removed from the area.

♻️ Around 4 pounds of recyclables diverted from the landfill.

A huge thank you to every volunteer who joined us to keep this Escondido space clean for the community.

Ready to join the movement?

If you missed this one, don’t worry! There are plenty of ways to jump in:

1️⃣ Adopt Your Block: Take ownership of your own street and cleanup on your own schedule. Sign up at streetstewards.com.

2️⃣ Join Our Monthly Cleanups: Want to be part of the “Second Saturday” crew next month? Email us at [email protected] to get on the list!

Three Escondido Street Stewards and an honorary member from the on Friday, May 8 cleaned up along the route of the 27th...
05/09/2026

Three Escondido Street Stewards and an honorary member from the on Friday, May 8 cleaned up along the route of the 27th Annual ’s Mother’s Day Historic Home Tour.

The tour is on Saturday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available by visiting oldescondido.org or on the day of the event at the main booth on 7th & Juniper.

05/01/2026

The Escondido Street Stewards love supporting our friends at Interfaith Community Services. They are a great organization doing wonderful things in our community and are directly changing lives.
This afternoon we were honored to be included in their Volunteer Appreciation Event.

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