Osprey Initiative, LLC

All drains lead to the river! With that in mind, we have kicked off a project in St. Louis, MO studying the litter found within stormwater drains throughout the city. In partnership with Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative, our team samples from 22 inlet sites every month. These samples help to determine which drains are receiving the most litter, so we can determine if there are devices that can be used to stop the litter - like our Litter Interceptors!! - - #environment #nature #sustainability #ecofriendly #savetheplanet #sustainable #boats #zerowaste #gogreen #recycle #plasticfree #sustainableliving #environmentallyfriendly #pollution #recycling

How we feel when we find the perfect tactical cleanup site …. SUPER EXCITED!! . #environment #nature #sustainability #ecofriendly #savetheplanet #sustainable #boats #zerowaste #gogreen #recycle #plasticfree #sustainableliving #environmentallyfriendly #pollution #osprey

Project Highlight In Alabaster, AL we have a litter gitter and litter boom working together to protect Buck Creek! This creek runs through numerous city parks and is well loved by the community. We are also working on watershed tactical cleanups along the creek banks to remove legacy litter and debris! Since starting this project in 2023, these devices and cleanup efforts have collected lbs over 1,200 lbs! Thank you, City of Alabaster, AL!

❗❗ Project Kick Off Alert ❗❗ We added our third location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Bayou Monte Sano! In partnership with ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, BREC, and Louisiana Stormwater Coalition, we installed a tandem litter boom for a year long pilot project! During the installation, we also worked with wonderful local volunteers to cleanup the bayou!!

Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes and Osprey is lucky enough to now be on two of them! Expanding on our success at Lake Hiawatha last year, we have installed a litter boom on the Lake of the Isles. This beautiful 100-acre lake is well-loved by the East Isles Neighborhood. Over 70 people attended the installation and kickoff. This project was made possible with funding from River Network, City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, and Freshwater!

Did you catch us in Austin, TX at the Sip and Sounds Festival event?! We had an absolute blast with Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages offering recycling at the event this year! Check out some photos from the event below!

It's been a busy few weeks of device installations for Osprey!! Up first was the installation of three Litter Gitters in Jefferson County Alabama! These devices are part of a county wide project in partnership with Jefferson County Commission!

We had a blast this year with Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc. at Essence Music Festival coordinating a community cleanup and event recycling at the festival! Thanks for all the volunteers who came out to help make this possible, and as always thanks to our amazing partners who make the work we do possible!

BIG RECYCLING NEWS We are thrilled to announce that we’ve reached a HUGE goal: ONE MILLION plastic bottles and aluminum cans recycled through our event recycling program! You read that right - ONE MILLION ITEMS RECYCLED! This incredible achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our partners, volunteers, and rockstar team! Here’s to a million more!

Hello Kansas! Osprey has added another state to our list! In collaboration with Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams and Wichita State University, we installed a boom in the Chisolm Creek watershed last week. Located at the Great Plains Nature Center, this will be an excellent site for community engagement and education!