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Help slash trash at Basura Bash Feb. 17!

Jan 1, 2024

Known as the largest single-day waterway cleanup in Texas, Basura Bash saw more than 1,500 volunteers collect nearly 23 tons of trash in 2022 from San Antonio’s rivers and streams. From cigarette butts and plastic bags to a working washing machine and even the bed of a pick-up truck, volunteers diligently dedicate a Saturday morning… Continue Reading Help slash trash at Basura Bash Feb. 17!

Basura Bash Is Back!

Jan 1, 2022

After a pandemic hiatus, the Basura Bash returns Feb. 19! Join Basura Bob — everyone’s favorite trash-slashing, fish-faced mascot — and sign up to join the one-day, all-volunteer event to help clean up San Antonio’s rivers and streams. The clean-up happens from 8 a.m. to noon. Online registration opens in January. Visit basurabash.org for more… Continue Reading Basura Bash Is Back!