Keep Oakland Park Beautiful helps turn small, practical ideas into visible community improvements across the city. As an official affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Keep Oakland Park Beautiful inspires the community to work toward a cleaner, greener, and more environmentally sustainable Oakland Park. It is also the only Keep America Beautiful affiliate in Broward County, aside from Broward County itself.
Several new and expanded initiatives are part of that effort.
Residents can now recycle used household batteries at convenient drop-off locations throughout the city, including the North Andrews Gardens Community Center, the Oakland Park Library, and City Hall on the first floor of the Sky Building lobby. The program accepts a range of battery types, making it easier for residents to safely dispose of items that should not go in the trash.
Keep Oakland Park Beautiful is also expanding native pollinator gardens citywide. The first garden has already been installed at Lloyd Estates Neighborhood Park. These gardens support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators while helping increase biodiversity in Oakland Park’s green spaces. Future garden locations will be selected by the Keep Oakland Park Beautiful Board.
Another new effort is a planned series of home composting workshops. These hands-on sessions will teach residents how to compost food scraps and yard waste at home, with guidance on composting basics, troubleshooting, and sustainable best practices. Each participant will receive a home composting kit. The workshops are planned as a twice-yearly series, with dates and times to be announced.
The program is also refreshing its recognition efforts. The former POP Star program has been rebranded as the Keep Oakland Park Beautiful Awards, with an updated structure designed to increase visibility and impact. The awards will include both residential and commercial categories, and applications will be available online only.
Together, these efforts reflect a broader commitment to keeping Oakland Park clean, green, and connected through programs that invite residents to take part in caring for the community.