Keep Key West Beautiful

Help us Keep Key West Beautiful (KKWB) by Volunteering! KKWB is a local affiliate of Keep Florida Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful. Our goal is to keep our City beautiful and beautify it even more if possible! KKWB sponsors local cleanups and beautification projects. Some of our programs that you can get involved in include: Adoption Programs, Cigarette Recycling Brigade, Coastal Cleanups, and the Great American Cleanup.

Adoption Program

The Adoption Program gives private citizens, businesses and civic groups and opportunity to support the city-wide anti-litter campaign by selecting an area to maintain and beautify. Locations for adoptions include beaches, roads, neighborhoods, and canals.

Adopted areas are maintained as part of a joint effort to keep our environment clean and healthy and participation in the program is free!

Contact

If you were part of the Key West Clean and Green Program, contact us and we will switch you to the new program. For more information or to get involved call 305-809-3776 and speak to Dee Dee Green or send an email to Dee Dee Green.

Board

As we grow we will be looking to put together an advisory board. If interested please contact the program director:

  • Board of Directors: City of Key West City Commission
  • Program Director: Dee Dee Green

Adopt-A-Spot Program Information

The Pledge

Volunteers enter into a one-year agreement with The City of Key West, during which they agree to conduct litter removal at least 6 times a year. Many miles of beaches are adopted statewide by various organizations, allowing civic-minded people to make a difference in their communities. This helps protect our environment and way of life in Key West. Even beaches that are cleaned daily by large equipment have litter so small it is missed.

Volunteer Agreements

Volunteers Agree to:

  • Adopt a section a spot in Key West
  • Dedicate one year to the program
  • Follow specified safety regulations
  • Remove litter a minimum of four times each year
  • Report how much garbage was collected during cleanup (number of garbage bags)
  • Turn in a sign in sheet with volunteer names for each cleanup

KKWB Agreements

KKWB Agrees to:

  • Assist with safety meetings
  • Pick up litter at specified locations
  • Post Adopt-A-Beach Program sign commending the group
  • Provide litter bags and pickers if needed

Contact

In order to take part in the Adopt-A-Spot Program you need to contact The City of Key West Solid Waste Coordinator at 305-809-3776 or email Dee Dee Green.

Current Adopt-A-Spot Partners

  • Cuties In Action (CIA)
  • Fresh Produce
  • Key West Sea Turtle Club

Cigarette Waste Recycling

We are collecting cigarette waste for recycling: butts, ashes, the plastic wrapper, everything but the box (that goes into your regular recycle bin). You collect the waste in whatever way is the easiest for you. When you have 5 to 10 pounds worth, call us and we will pick it up. Next we print out a free shipping label from TerraCycle, mail it off and bam, they turn the waste into a bench or another plastic wood type item! For every pound collected a $1 is donated to Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Program.

Contact

To set up program email Dee Dee Green or call at 305-809-3776.