Up2U Galveston - Free Trash Bag Program

Have you seen our wooden boxes on the sand with free trash bags inside? The bags are for your taking!

Please, take a free trash bag and fill it up before leaving the beach today. We encourage you to throw the trash away in a blue barrel and keep the bag for a second use.

As stewards of the environment, the Park Board would like to encourage everyone who steps foot on the sand to be conscious of the impact they leave behind.

Let us know where you would like to see the next Up2U box or hook!

Wooden box on a pole at the beach with yellow Up2U sign

Up2U Clean Rivers and Beaches Litter Prevention Campaign

For this reason, the Nueces River Authority's Up2U Litter Prevention Campaign was brought to the beaches of Galveston in the form of free trash bags for the public to use. The Up2U Clean Rivers and Beaches Litter Prevention Campaign was created by the Nueces River Authority in 2004 to advocate for personal responsibility for environmental protection.

Find out more about the history of the Up2U Litter Prevention Campaign!

The Park Board has constructed distribution boxes and hooks across the island as a pilot project to gauge the reaction of beachgoers.

Where can you find an Up2U Galveston box?

  • 61st Street Access Point 
  • 27th Street on the sand at Seawall
  • Stewart Beach Park
  • East Beach Park

Thank you to the Je'Sani Smith Foundation and the Galveston Island Beach Patrol for the donation of additional trash bags for our Up2U Galveston boxes. 


Thank you to Eagle Scout, Preston Greene, for his time, dedication, and hard work in building Up2U boxes for the Galveston Community. 


Boy filling wooden box with trash bags