A Year of KKB: July 2025-June 2026
It has been a great year! We want to reflect on and celebrate all the work our volunteers and staff have done this fiscal year. Thank you, everyone, for keeping Knoxville clean, green, and beautiful!
July 2025
Thank you to our Adopt-A-Road groups for getting out in the summer heat to take care of our city and remove 585 lbs of litter!
Vol of the Month Old Sevier Market
Thank you for cleaning up Sevier Avenue!
August 2025
Highlights: Tabling at the Neighborhood Resource Fair, seeing the UT student volunteer groups back in action, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Legacy Parks, and Katie and Mya, our AmeriCorps members, joining the staff!
Vol of the Month Winston College of Law Legal Clinic
Thank you for helping us plant at French Broad Veterans Memorial Park!
September 2025
We attended the Keep Tennessee Beautiful Conference in Murfreesboro and toured the WM Chestnut Ridge Landfill with our board members.
Vol of the Month Girl Scout Troop 20701
Thank you for cleaning up William Powell Park at the East Knoxville Community Cleanup!
Rain or shine, our volunteers show up! Thank you for helping us pick up 5,720 lbs of litter around East Knoxville!
October 2025
Highlights: October Saturday Spruce Up, graffiti removal at Sharp’s Ridge, tabling at the Farmer’s Market and Spooky Streets, and teaching students about recycling at the KOLC Outdoor Field Trip.
Vol of the Month The Remingtons
Thank you for your hard work and for never missing a cleanup!
November 2025
November was the top month for litter cleanups with 57 total!
Orchids 2025
Vol of the Month
Kal Khalsa & Mason Malone
Thank you for helping us collect tires at the November Saturday Spruce up!
Highlights: No Trash November Cleanup with Nobody Trashes TN and the November Saturday Spruce Up.
December 2025
Highlights: Trash Run, Keep Your Street Neat Campaign and Cleanup, and taking over the Adopt-a-Stream program for Knox County.
Vol of the Month Ember Oswalt
Thank you for continuing to show up to our cleanups and helping keep Knoxville clean!
January 2026
Highlights: Adopt-A-Road Cleanups, Knoxville Rugby Cleanup, and educational lessons with 3rd graders at West View Elementary.
Vol of the Month The Ford Family
Thank you for removing 120 lbs of litter from Stock Creek Road!
Summit 2026: Rooted in Place
February 2026
Highlights: Rescheduled January Saturday Spruce Up, tabling at the US Bank Volunteer Fair and Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, and the North Knoxville Community Cleanup.
Vol of the Month Zach and Windy Johnson
Thank you for removing over 200 lbs of litter from Ridgeview Road!
March 2026
March was the top month for education with 50 programs at schools around Knox County!
A lot happened this month! We hired our Operations Manager, Shannett, and took over the four city recycling drop-off centers. Our March Saturday Spruce Up at Longview Cemetery was very successful, and we collected 7,280 lbs of litter and 78 tires! We also removed 1,605 lbs of litter from North Broadway and installed trash cans at the KAT bus stops.
Vol of the Month The Hall Family
Thank you for helping us remove over 7,000 lbs of litter from Longview Cemetery and for your commitment to caring for it.
April 2026
Earth Month had the most Adopt-A-Stream cleanups, tabling events, and beautification projects!
Highlights: Schoolscapes projects at Adrian Burnett Elementary and Vine Middle School, the field trip to the WM Chestnut Ridge Landfill with the Girl Scouts, UT Earth Day Festival and our South Knoxville Community Cleanup.
Vol of the Month CAK Environmental Science Class
Thank you for picking up litter, removing invasive species, and planting over 50 willow live stakes at Plumb Creek!
May 2026
Highlights: WaterFest, Third Creek Paddle, Cattywampus, Open Streets, and TVA Creek Cleanup.
Vol of the Month Matt Hoover
Thank you for your hard work at the Third Creek Paddle removing invasives from the banks!
In May, we drove around Knox County doing our annual Litter Survey, and we found that there has been a decrease in litter this year! Awesome job, Knoxville!
June 2026
We are having lots of fun this summer doing activities at Kid A’Riffic and at our Corona Cleanup and Glass Recycling event!