Dive Brief:

• Six trucks that are part of the sanitation fleet in Houston, TX have been transformed into pieces of art. Check out the wrapped art trucks here.
• The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) partnered with the Houston Arts Alliance to host an open call for local creative types. Designers and artists used the recycling trucks as their canvas to showcase themes of recycling and sustainability. 
• The trucks are expected to travel the collection routes for a minimum of seven years.

Dive Insight:

The artistic vehicles are part of an effort to promote curbside recycling in Houston, which Mayor Annise Parker is trying to remake as a "green city." Houston is encouraging more households to engage in sustainable practices by simplifying the recycling process for the community. 

Harry Hayes, the director of the waste management department, said that the purpose behind the art trucks is to draw public attention to re-purposing materials that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. He also mentioned that the city is ramping up efforts to provide single-stream recycling services to all of the 380,000 homes in the city.