The two councils join Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee to offer the new Nobody Trashes Tennessee patch Girl Scout Troops offered multiple ways to earn patches including participating in a community cleanup or by completing litter prevention educational resources NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Feb. 6, 2024 – Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee litter prevention campaign […] Read More

All 95 Tennessee counties receive Litter Grant funding. Initiatives include litter and tarp law enforcement, cleanup and recycling events, litter prevention education campaigns NASHVILLE, Tenn. – July 5, 2023 – Litter on Tennessee’s 96,167 miles of public roads – 4,022 of which are classified as scenic – is more than an eyesore. It’s an enormous […] Read More

The sounds of nature can draw you in along the Stones River Greenway, but alongside its beauty are remnants of items less appealing. “So a lot of your roadside trash…when it rains really hard, where does it go? Our watersheds and our waterways,” said Brittany Morris. Trash from people visiting also find its way littering […] Read More

Approximately 50 student athletes, coaches and staff to volunteer on June 29 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee State University is teaming up with Nobody Trashes Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Transportation’s official litter prevention campaign, for 629 day and help clean up the Stones River Greenway. “Our student-athletes, coaches and staff are proud to be part […] Read More

Litter on Tennessee roadways decreased 12% since 2016; More than 88 million pieces of litter exists on the state’s public roads NASHVILLE, Tenn. – May 15, 2023 – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and Keep Tennessee Beautiful (KTNB) today released data from its 2022 Tennessee Statewide Litter Study (2022 Study). Engineering firm Burns & […] Read More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Some University of Memphis athletes teamed up with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Wednesday to beautify the UofM campus and surrounding areas.TDOT’s “Nobody Trashes Tennessee” campaign is a part of the state’s litter division. According to officials, the state spends $23 million a year on picking up litter. University of […] Read More

Approximately 100 student-athletes to volunteer on April 19 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – April 17, 2023 – Memphis Athletics and the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee litter prevention campaign are joining forces for the annual Blue & Gray Cleanup Day. Held on April 19 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., the community cleanup includes coaches, […] Read More

Cleanups to be held in Gallatin, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, Portland, Westmoreland and White House HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – March 14, 2023 – Sumner County Health Committee and Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee are partnering with community organizations throughout Sumner County on a March 25 countywide cleanup. In its second year, organizations, city officials and […] Read More

Conservationist is on a mission to ensure state’s natural resources are thriving for future generations NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Feb. 1, 2023 – Country music star Chris Janson is on a mission to help keep Tennessee beautiful for generations to come. In addition to earning a reputation as one of country music’s most energetic live performers, […] Read More

A handful of student-athletes and leaders on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus helped beautify our community this morning as a part of the state’s “No Trash November” campaign. Watch the video as published on WATE 6 and WBIR 10. Read More