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Help clean up after Gasparilla

There are a few different ways to keep our area clean after the Gasparilla festivities.

By Patrick Sidwell
, January 26, 2024
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There are several bead recycling options in the Tampa Bay area.

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Gasparilla has come and gone for another year — but contributing toward the celebration doesn’t have to be over. As proud Tampa Bay residents, keeping our area clean + beautiful is something we all want. Here are a few ways to help with the post-Gaspy cleanup:

  • Friends of the Tampa Riverwalk and Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful are partnering up for a Riverwalk cleanup this Saturday, Feb. 3, starting at USF Park. Make sure to sign up .
  • Small businesses are also doing their part — Cali and Fresh Kitchen are collecting leftover beads which will be donated to the MacDonald Training Center to be cleaned + repackaged for future use.
  • We already wrote about this one , but the Florida Aquarium is asking for beads in exchange for discounted admission.
  • There are several other bead drop-off locations around Tampa — including the Copeland Park Community Center (1101 N. 15th St.), and the Kate Jackson Community Center (831 S. Rome Ave.).
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Patrick Sidwell
Patrick is from London and traveled across the pond to Tampa several years ago. He went to the University of South Florida before working in radio news for iHeartMedia. You can find him at live events with a plate of good food, or exploring with his dogs, Arthur and Walter.