Keeping local ecosystems clean

26 Feb 2024

Braving icy temperatures with wind chills dipping below freezing, 25 volunteers from the Transportation Technologies team at our Intertek San Antonio facility participated in the 30th anniversary of a renowned community cleanup initiative.

Basura Bash is San Antonio's premier one-day, all-volunteer event dedicated to cleaning the banks of the Texan city’s waterways. Our team, able to choose between 25 different tributaries for cleanup, selected Zarzamora Creek, which runs adjacent to our office. To ensure the success of their efforts, our dedicated volunteers began assessing the creek about a month prior to Basura Bash.

On the day, our volunteers joined 1,500 others in collecting a range of items, from common plastic shopping bags to the unexpected bed of a Ford pick-up truck. Paper, plastic, bottles, tyres and electronic waste were recycled where possible.

The enthusiasm of our team was a true reflection of our global commitment to caring for the environment and preserving our local communities for future generations.