GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP®
Every spring, hundreds of thousands of people spend three months cleaning, greening and beautifying the places they live — through a network of 700 local affiliates and the partners who back them.
Our Impact
The Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program, mobilizing thousands of communities and millions of individuals nationwide to take part in litter cleanups, plantings and greening initiatives, recycling drives, and more. Each year, from the first day of spring through the first day of summer, the program inspires Americans to roll up their sleeves, do a little spring cleaning outdoors, and help create cleaner, greener, and more beautiful communities.
The Great American Cleanup annually engages more than 300,000 volunteers and participants, whose work returns, on average, more than $20 million in measurable benefits across thousands of participating communities.
Get Involved
Keep America Beautiful believes that people and places are profoundly interconnected. Whether you live in a big city, a suburb or a small rural town, the Great American Cleanup is a shining example of how lasting, positive change happens when people work together.
Through programs like the Great American Cleanup, Keep America Beautiful affiliates, corporate partners, and organizations, alongside millions of volunteers, contribute to the transformation of communities and public spaces. Together, they work to create cleaner, safer, and healthier environments where people can live, work, and play.
Great American Cleanup 2024 Report
In 2025, Keep America Beautiful affiliates and participating organizations across the country joined together to clean and beautify their communities, removing more than 8.1 million pounds of litter and debris; cleaning and improving 168,000 acres of parks, public lands, playgrounds, and trails; planting 2,000 trees and more than 70,000 thousand plants, flowers, shrubs, and bulbs; and much more! Explore the full extent of the Great American Cleanup impact in the report below. Download and read today!
Great American Cleanup Events Include:
- Litter and debris removal from roadsides, highways, shorelines, and waterways.
- Clean and restore nature trails, recreations areas, and playgrounds.
- Educate communities about waste reduction and recycling.
- Plant trees, flowers, and gardens.
- Rebuild public spaces in communities impacted by natural disasters.
Join us in creating cleaner and greener neighborhoods across America by supporting our work at Keep America Beautiful. Your contribution helps us plant trees, organize community cleanups, and inspire environmental stewardship nationwide. Click below to donate and be a part of the movement towards a more sustainable and vibrant future!
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The 2025 Great American Cleanup report
8.1 million
Pounds of litter and debris removed
168,000
Acres cleaned and improved
70,000
Plants, flowers, shrubs and bulbs planted
Three ways in
News & Events
Keep America Beautiful Announces $228,000 in Grants to Beautify Communities Along MLK Corridors
January 19, 2026 · McCall Vrydaghs
Inside the Effort to Keep Our National Parks Clean Beautiful
November 21, 2025 · McCall Vrydaghs
Thanks to our 2025 Great American Cleanup National Sponsors:
