Osprey Initiative and the University of Houston Downtown Recycling Program
The Osprey Initiative team is proud to share the good work happening at the University of Houston! Our alliance with Coca-Cola helps make this possible. Recycling for local programs is part of our overall strategy to keep litter out of our coastal waters. The University of Houston – Downtown is a model for positive urban […]
Tangi embarks on groundbreaking anti-litter project at local festival
Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said #TeamTangi litter crews, local volunteers, and representatives from the Osprey Initiative were on site at the Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival all weekend long, collecting trash and sorting materials for recycling. The project marks a first for Tangipahoa Parish’s spring festivals, thanks to a Greener Grounds grant from Keep Louisiana […]
City’s recycling hubs on parade route lets revelers catch-and-release their throws
Recycle Dat is returning to the Uptown parade route during the two major weekends of Carnival 2024. Recycle Dat will operate both Recycling Hubs and Can Stations during the daytime parades for the next two Saturdays and Sundays. Six stationary Recycling Hubs for beer and soft drink cans, beads and glass can be found between […]
Litter Boom is First of its Kind in State of Minnesota
The Osprey Litter Boom will address the issue of floating litter on Lake Hiawatha in Minneapolis, MN.
Osprey Litter Boom Now in Action on Chattanooga Creek
Osprey’s newest installation will work to keep floating litter out of Chattanooga Creek, which flows into the Tennessee River.
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Osprey Initiative, Coca-Cola Consolidated, and Mill Creek Watershed Association Partner to Clean Up Antioch Park in Nashville
The cleanup event brought together more than 30 volunteers to collect bottles that will be recycled and repurposed into new Coca-Cola bottles.
Litter Gitter Installation on University of South Carolina Campus Will Intercept Floating Litter
Osprey has partnered with Sustain S.C. and Coca-Cola Consolidated to install the litter collection device to prevent litter from entering nearby waterways.
Osprey Partnership with City of Mobile Highlighted by Mayor Stimpson
City of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently praised the partnership between the City of Mobile and Osprey Initiative in his nightly newsletter email.
Osprey Team Tackles 81 Ton Cleanup in Louisiana
Osprey Initiative, through an EPA Trash Free Waters Program, led the cleanup at the ‘borrow pit’ at Burden Gardens.
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Osprey Receives Alabama PALS 2022 Partnership Award
The Alabama PALS Governor’s Award Program honors the most valued volunteers and partners creating a cleaner and more beautiful Alabama.
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Osprey Receives Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award
Osprey Initiative was recognized by the Baldwin County Environmental Advisory Committee with the Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award.
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Litter Gitters: Mississippi tests floating trash traps to reduce trash in coastal bayous, Mississippi Sound
Mississippi is using BP oil spill money in a test to see whether floating trash traps placed in coastal waterways can make a big reduction in the amount of litter in the Mississippi Sound.
Osprey serves as recycling partner at 34th annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup
The Osprey Initiative team was proud to once again serve as the recycling partner for the 34th annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup.
Osprey Initiative removes 100,000 pounds of floating litter
Osprey Initiative, a Mobile-based environmental contractor, marked a major milestone recently – 100,000 pounds of floating litter removed from the waters.
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Osprey adds three new Litter Gitter sites in Florida
Osprey Initiative is proud to announce new Litter Gitter sites to capture floating litter in waterways. The Osprey team installed three new Litter Gitters in south Florida. These new trash traps can be found floating at Archie Creek, Clam Bayou, and 16th Avenue Canal. Each of these sites are made possible through the EPA Trash […]
Two Litter Gitters installed on Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Osprey team installed two new Litter Gitters along the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi. The sites are Keegan Bayou and Bayou Auguste.
New Litter Gitters installed in Arkansas
The Osprey team installed two new Litter Gitters in Arkansas at Little Osage Creek going into Osage Park and Clear Creek going into Lake Fayetteville.
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Like working outside? Passionate about your local waterways and natural places? Want to do more to protect our natural places? Don’t mind getting dirty? January 26, 2021 – Osprey Initiative is hiring part-time field technicians to pick up litter on land and around the water in the Mobile, Alabama area. This effort is part of […]
Osprey partners to serve in MLK Day of Service
Part of the trash and recycling gathered by volunteers and the Osprey Initiative team in 2020. Osprey Initiative is proud to serve again as a sponsor for the MLK Day of Service on Saturday, January 16, 2021. This event is spearheaded by Mobile United’s Natural Resources Committee. Once again, efforts will be focused on cleaning up […]
Products with Purpose
Osprey merchandise is here! We’re excited to expand the Osprey Initiative product line to now include merchandise. You can now show your support for sustainable environmental solutions – by wearing it! This new line of wearable products includes favorites like our Osprey hat, featuring the Osprey logo patch and American flag on the side. We […]
Osprey featured on Conservation Coalition Podcast
The Conservation Coalition recently rolled into Mobile, AL to feature Osprey Initiative on their podcast, the Electric Election Roadtrip Podcast. This series of interviews focuses on showcasing local solutions to environmental issues that affect us all, regardless of your political affiliation or choice at the polls this year. These inspiring stories come from places you would […]
Give Five: Louisiana
The Osprey Initiative team was up bright and early for a Give Five project to tackle a litter hotspot in Ponchatoula Creek in Wadesboro, Louisiana. Give Five is Osprey’s commitment to giving back five percent of our gross revenues to cleanups for those interested in what we do and sites where we have Litter Gitters. […]
Bham metro is now home to 7 “litter gitter” devices thanks to the Freshwater Land Trust and partners
Last week, the Freshwater Land Trust officially launched Project Litter Gitter, installing five new litter gitter devices in Birmingham (2), Bessemer Homewood and Vestavia Hills. The project was made possible by a EPA’s Trash-Free Waters grant, that was recently awarded to Freshwater Land Trust and partners. Project Litter Gitter According to the Freshwater Land Trust, Litter gitters are in-stream […]
Homewood installs Litter Gitter after delay due to COVID-19
Don Bates ties a knot in the rope as he connects the line of buoys to the caged floatation device of the Litter Gitter during the installation of the device in Griffin Brook along Broadway Street in Homewood on May 27. Photo credit: Erin Nelson The first Homewood Litter Gitter was installed May 27 in […]
A new solution to litter: the Trash Stash
Introducing a new solution to litter on roadways At Osprey Initiative, we’re committed to not only removing litter from our waterways, but also finding sources of litter to develop sustainable solutions. We’re proud to offer the newest solution to preventing trash and debris from making it onto our roads and into nature. Every day, trash […]