Clean-ups and Volunteer Opportunities in Reno/Sparks
KTMB’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program, starts December 26, 2026, and provides community residents with an easy alternative to sending trees to the landfill or dumping them in the desert. Keeping trees out of our open spaces reduces fire risk in the summer, and the Christmas tree mulch is used for weed abatement and park beautification projects.
Over the last 30 years, over 225,000 trees have been recycled through KTMB’s Christmas Tree Recycling program thanks to the help of thousands of volunteers and our many partners, including NV Energy Foundation, Northern Nevada Public Health, and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
6 AREA DROP OFF LOCATIONS -
• Reno Sports Complex
• Bartley Ranch Park
• Shadow Mountain Sports Complex
KTMB’s Christmas Tree Recycling
KTMB’s Great Community Clean-up
KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup will be on April 24, 2027.
KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup focuses on cleaning up illegal dump sites in the open spaces surrounding the Truckee Meadows and removing noxious weeds before they bloom and spread. Because trash attracts trash, we must clean up our open spaces before they become extremely hazardous. Each year, more than 800 volunteers help keep our community beautiful by removing over 60 tons of trash and green waste from the Truckee Meadows.
KTMB’s Truckee River Clean-up
KTMB’s Truckee River Cleanup 2027 will be held on Saturday, September 27th, 2027!
Since 2004, KTMB has organized the Truckee River Cleanup Day, where volunteers come together to keep our Truckee River and its surrounding watershed clean for all to enjoy.
Cleanup and beautification projects span from Verdi to Lockwood. Projects include storm-drain stenciling, litter pickup, graffiti removal, in-river trash removal (by kayakers and flyfishers), weed pulling, and park beautification. In 2025 alone, over 550 volunteers removed nearly 25 tons of trash and green waste from the Truckee River Watershed.