PHOTO: Environmental Services Director Christy Youker addresses volunteers gathered at the Victoria Art League building before a Keep Victoria Beautiful cleanup in 2024 in the Original Townsite – South Central neighborhood.
The City of Victoria Environmental Services and Keep Victoria Beautiful are seeking volunteers for a cleanup in the F.W. Gross neighborhood.
Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. Nov. 15 at the F.W. Gross Early Childhood Center, 1107 S. Depot St.
Individuals and groups can sign up at www.victoriatx.gov/kvb. Volunteers ages 11 and up are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Walk-up volunteers are welcome, but residents are encouraged to register in advance to help with planning the event.
What services will be provided?
PHOTO: This map shows the area that will be cleaned during the Nov. 15 Keep Victoria Beautiful cleanup.
Working in teams, volunteers will go door to door helping residents move bulky trash and tree limbs to their curbs for pickup.
Residents who will need help are encouraged to contact Environmental Services at 361-485-3230 or keepvictoriabeautiful@victoriatx.gov.
Refrigerators and other appliances containing Freon will be accepted for pickup. Appliance Pro will remove Freon from collected appliances at no cost to residents or the City.
Other hazardous materials, such as TVs, will not be accepted. To schedule a no-cost pickup of household hazardous waste, contact Waste Management at 1-800-449-7587.
The Victoria Fire Department will go door to door to install smoke alarms.
H-E-B will provide potted plants to neighborhood residents, as well as food and drinks.
The Salvation Army will provide coffee and donuts before the cleanup.
Waste Management will provide porta-potties.
Additional sponsors for Keep Victoria Beautiful are Armstrong Warehouse and Transfer, Ron Walker, Townsquare Media and the Victoria Television Group.
After the cleanup finishes about 11 a.m., volunteers and community members are invited back to the F.W. Gross Early Childhood Center for a hot dog cookout and family-friendly activities and resources provided by the City of Victoria and local organizations.
Schedule a pickup
The City of Victoria provides residents with two no-cost bulk trash pickups and four no-cost limb pickups per year. To schedule a pickup and to find out when limbs will be picked up in your area, visit www.victoriatx.gov/environmental-services or call 361-485-3230.