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Community colleges around Alabama spending April hosting litter cleanup events

Throughout April, faculty, staff, and students from community colleges are working on community service projects throughout the state.  There will be a series of litter pickup events in order to beautify towns near participating colleges. This will be done in conjunction with Alabama People Against a Littered State and the Coca-Cola UNITED spring cleanup, “Don’t Drop It on […]

500 pounds of litter removed from Jefferson Co. waterways

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Osprey Initiative recently removed 500 pounds of trash from its litter boom site in Mulga. Osprey has 15 litter boom sites in Jefferson County that they clear after rainfall. The trash in the roadways is washed into storm drains that eventually end up in waterways. Mitch Lowe is the regional manager […]

Osprey Initiative to host recycling efforts during Love the Boot Week 2025

BATON ROUGE, La. (KNOE) – Keep Louisiana Beautiful is partnering with Coca-Cola to recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans during Love the Boot Week 2025. Love the Boot Week, held annually in April, is Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification effort. This year, KLB and Coca-Cola are celebrating the week by making recycling litter easier. […]

Local Organizations Continue Efforts to Make Mardi Gras More Sustainable for Third Year

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Office of Resilience & Sustainability is again partnering with New Orleans & Company, and Grounds Krewe, with support from sponsors like Every Can Counts, Entergy New Orleans, and Coca Cola, as well as other partners, on the Recycle Dat! initiative, promoting a more sustainable Carnival season. This year, members of the public can expect new […]

‘Building exposure’ — Osprey Initiative offering curbside recycling

A small company in an unassuming office building on Halls Mill Road has big plans its founder hopes inspires others to make recycling easier for Mobilians. Osprey Initiative and owner Don Bates have begun offering curbside recycling for a fee to those interested in what is now a biweekly service. “Everybody loves it,” Bates said […]

Osprey Initiative places fifteenth litter deterrence device in Jefferson County

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – We are on your side with an update on Jefferson County’s effort to clean up waterways in your community. The county is partnering with the Osprey Initiative to place different “Litter Gitter” devices and booms in 15 different locations. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure community members are disposing of […]

City of Mobile reschedules scrap tire collection for February

The City of Mobile will host a Scrap Tire Amnesty Day on Feb. 24 to give Mobilians an easy way to dispose of old tires. Tires that are not disposed of properly can cause environmental degradation and possibly create breeding habitats for mosquitos and other pests, according to a news release from the city. An […]

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 […]