The BLUE BUCKET PROJECT
What began with one bucket, a trash grabber and a friend quickly turned into a mission of increasing community engagement to reduce litter in the Omaha area by providing tools, education and opportunity. The Blue Bucket Project has organized over 241 Flash Trash Mobs & provided over 800 litter pick up starter kits to volunteers in our community since 2022.
You can help make a difference.
Who We Are
We are a community funded, community engaging, volunteer litter mitigation project in the Omaha area. Our mission: Increase community engagement to reduce litter in the Omaha area by providing tools, education, and opportunities.
What We Do
Not only do we provide litter starter kits, we help pick up litter! We each have our own neighborhoods plus we organize Flash Trash Mobs for quick intensive 60 min litter pick ups in areas that need extra help!
A Scout Troop having a great times picking up litter!
Make a Difference
What we do and why we do it. In just 60 minutes, a Flash Trash Mob of volunteers collected 56+ bags of litter/trash plus odds and ends! Creating a cleaner, safer environment plus a more attractive neighborhood and park. The Blue Bucket Project was awarded a grant to work specifically with Spring Lake Park this past year.
Services
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Blue Bucket Kits
The BBP provides litter pick up starter kits to folks who'd like to help keep our community cleaner and safer. Each kit includes a 5 gal bucket, grabber tool, reusable gloves, 3o gal trash bags and a safety vest. In order to sustain our mission, one complimentary kit per household. Need more? $35 each.
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Flash Trash Mobs
A Flash Trash Mob (FTM) is a group of volunteers who gather at a specific time & place to do 60 minutes of intense yet fun litter gathering. Anyone can attend! Supplies are provided or
you can bring your own. FTMs are often at highly used intersections or areas of need. We schedule mini-mobs mid-week.
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Community Service
The Blue Bucket Project is classified as a community service nonprofit under environmental cleanup. Individuals or students can work to help their community as either a volunteer or to complete community service hours. We are approved by the National Safety Council
Nebraska Chapter.
GET IN TOUCH/SIGNUP
Contact us today to learn more about The Blue Bucket Project, how you can receive a kit, and how your neighborhood can benefit. You can also let us know if you are interested in Flash Trash Mobs.
The BBP is a 501c3 organization.
Thank-you to our supporters:
Lowe's Central 75th/Dodge Omaha
Cox Charities Community Investment
SHAREOmaha & Omaha Community Foundation
Collaboration with KOB, Omaha Parks VIP, Google, Community Alliance, Nebraska Safety Council
"This is a GREAT organization that wants to help keep Omaha clean and nice looking. You can do your part with just a little bit of your time. You can get out walk, meet your neighbors, and do something nice (and cheap) to help keep Omaha clean!" CM
(one of the BBP participants.)
402-972-0278
