Some of the 2009 cleanup volunteers.

Approximately 110 volunteers spruced up the community on April 25 during Burleson’s Great American Cleanup Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off event.

The volunteers picked up 1,500 pounds of litter and debris during the two-hour event that focused on retail corridors, residential drainage channels and parks. The event ended at Warren Park where volunteers were treated to a free lunch and the chance to take home prizes. Those businesses that donated to the cleanup include Wal Mart, United Cooperative Services, Burleson Pizza Company, CiCi’s Pizza, Big Tony’s and Dominos.

Keep Burleson Beautiful and the City of Burleson’s environmental services division coordinated the event.  Students from Burleson High School’s Green Club hosted an environmental fair at Warren Park.

The cleanup is part of the 2009 Great American Cleanup: Green Starts Here campaign of Keep America Beautiful, of which Burleson is an affiliate.

The Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off began in 1986 to encourage the public to refrain from littering for one designated day. The City of Burleson partners with two community organizations (and the City is looking for more to get involved) in the Burleson Adopt-A-Street program. This program empowers volunteer participants to keep their neighborhoods free of litter, one street at a time.

For more information on how to get involved in beautifying the city, call Environmental Programs Specialist Bianca Chafin at 817-426-9842