The BLUE BUCKET PROJECT 2025
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 provided over 780 litter pick up starter kits to volunteers in our community. You can help make a difference. Start by contacting us!
Who We Are
We are a community funded, community engaging project in the Omaha area. Our mission:
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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 a quick intensive 60 min pick ups in areas that need extra help!
Collaborations
Working together. The Blue Bucket Project works with groups doing team building or service projects. Our capacity is for smaller groups while our friends at Keep Omaha Beautiful and Omaha Parks VIP are able to work with larger groups of 30 or more volunteers. A Ford Philanthropy grant helped the BBP work with volunteers from Ford Motor Credit Group. We held successful events to celebrate a cleaner
Fontenelle Park and Spring Lake Park.
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.
Our 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? $30 each.
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Flash Trash Mobs
A Flash Trash Mob (FTM) is a group of people 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.
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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
