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Overview

Keep McAllen Beautiful, Inc. is an educational, non-profit organization that develops and expands the awareness of McAllen's citizens and visitors about littering and proper waste disposal, and promotes the preservation of McAllen's natural beauty.

Projects & Events

  • Holiday Events
  • Paint McAllen Beautiful
  • Great American Cleanup and Don't Mess With Texas Trash Off
  • Earth/Arbor Day
  • Graffiti/Illegal Dumping eradication
  • Waste Reduction Across McAllen
  • Public Awareness
  • Beautification Projects
  • Monthly Commercial Beautification Awards
  • Community Education
  • Texas Recycles Week
Keep McAllen Beautiful
Keep McAllen Beautiful and the City of McAllen recently at the recycling center at 4101 N. Bentsen Road, in celebration of Earth Day / Arbor Day.

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You can help everyday... Recycle and Conserve!

Help us reduce landfill space by conserving and recycling at your home or business today!

YesShopping: Buy less and buy reusable
Share magazines with friends and hospitals
Use and reuse gift bags, boxes or bows for gifts
Donate and sell used goods and shop at garage sales
Take your own cloth or paper bags when shopping
Buy products with less packaging or bulk
Select rechargeable batteries, refillable pens and cloth dish towels
YesSave Energy at Home
Turn off lights or TV's when not in use
Turn your thermostat up while you're away from home during the day
Replace regular bulbs with energy efficient bulbs such as florescent light/bulbs
YesDoing Laundry
Wash and Dry at night to use less energy
Hang your clothes up to dry often
Use phosphate-free detergent
Turn your thermostat to 130 degrees during the summer months
YesBathing
Take shorter showers
Install low-flow showerheads
Turn off faucet when brushing teeth
Install a toilet dam to reduce flush amount
YesAlternative Cleaners
Furniture Polishes
For unfinished wood - polish with mineral oil
For finished wood – mild vegetable and soap (combine 1 part lemon juice with 2 parts vegetable or olive oil)
YesPesticides
Roaches and ants: screens, caulk or cement for holes.
Seal jars with liners, rinse food off dishes, and do not leave food out.
Sprinkle boric acid in cracks and dark areas
YesAir Fresheners
Set out Potpourri in dishes
Saturate a cotton ball in vanilla
Simmer cinnamon cloves