Keep America Beautiful

Join this national initiative to clean our community while exercising. Plogging is the environmental fitness craze that combines jogging or walking with picking up litter. It's intended to heighten awareness about the benefits of beautifying our communities, eliminating litter, and recycling. We have a list of local areas that need attention. Express your interest, and we'll contact you to complete your registration and send your volunteer kit with a t-shirt, gloves, bag, and litter grabber. If you are part of a running group, sign up your group! Reporting is required after cleanup is complete.

Richmond County (Virtual)

Through 3/31/21

Keep Carroll Beautiful’s Adopt-A-Road Program (AAR) organizes and manages volunteer activities that focus on removing litter from Carroll County roads. The AAR Program welcomes individuals, families, social or community groups, and business participants. What will you do: Review and sign the Adopt-A-Road agreement. Review and sign parental consent forms and release of liability forms provided by Keep Carroll Beautiful. Choose your mile or pick one from the sections suggested by KCB staff. Recruit participants 12 years or older. (For groups with children under 12 years old, we suggest looking into the Adopt-A-Trail program.) Schedule at least 4 clean-ups per year. Monitor your mile between clean-ups. Report clean up results to Keep Carroll Beautiful. Take and share pictures! What will Keep Carroll Beautiful provide: Supplies! High visibility safety vests Trash bags Gloves Litter pickup sticks Trash bag holders All supplies are checked out and returned to the KCB office by appointment. Signage - (permanent road sign with the name and/or logo of the adopting group and CAUTION message). Help with the scheduling of the quarterly clean-up events. Annual recognition for the volunteer group.

Carroll County (Virtual)

Through 12/31/21

Please join Keep Carroll Beautiful & Adopt-A-Trail Volunteers, Friends of Carrollton GreenBelt, and Carrollton City Parks Department in spring-cleaning the Carrollton GreenBelt Trail. The Great GreenBelt Cleanup (GGCU) is a one-day event that kicks off the spring Adopt-A-Trail season. Registered volunteers are sent to different sections of the Carrollton GreenBelt trail to pick up litter, remove debris, clean signs, and make sure the trail is ready for spring traffic. The GGCU is: Kid-friendly! The GreenBelt is an off-street trail that goes through many greenspace areas, passes parks and playgrounds, and has easy access to parking and bathroom facilities. Quick! During the event, most of the 1-mile sections are tended to by two groups of volunteers. We are happy to report that we see less and less trash on the trail every year! Fun! Who doesn't love the GreenBelt? Explore a new section or visit a favorite one and show some love for Carrollton's most popular destination. Keep Carroll Beautiful provides (to registered participants): Supplies: gloves and trash bags. Trash pickers and bag holders may be checked out if requested during registration. T-Shirts! Thanks to our awesome sponsors, we were able to provide event t-shirts to our registered groups! PLAN FOR THE DAY OF*: 8:30 am – supply pickup at East Carrollton Park Pavilion 9:00 am-noon – cleanup time! 12:00-12:30 pm – drop off at East Carrollton Park Pavilion Please note that we reserve the supplies and section assignments for REGISTERED groups. If you are an existing Adopt-A-Trail volunteer – please schedule your trail visit for March 20, 2021! Check out the 2020 GGCU Report Here.

Carrollton GreenBelt (Virtual)

3/20/21 8:30 AM

Our first community cleanup of the new year! For our February Community Litter Cleanup, we will be focusing on Fuller Heights Rd in Triangle. We'll be meeting at Fuller Heights Park (located at 18511 Old Triangle Rd) and we'll spread out from there to remove litter from the public spaces in the community. We have two check in times for volunteers to minimize contact with other volunteers. Please wear a mask at check-in. KPWB staff will provide all supplies (litter pickers, trash bags, gloves, and safety vests) and we will have hand sanitizer and a first aid kit on hand. Please wear weather-appropriate clothes and close-toed shoes. Bring a water bottle (we'll have a refilling station) to stay hydrated.

Triangle, VA

2/13/21 10:00 AM + more

Deans Bridge Road is a very high traffic area that needs attention in several different locations along the roadway between the Landfill (4330 Deans Bridge Road) and Gordon Highway. A group would be able to break out the piece of roadway that they would like to work on. The entire roadway does not have to be the group's project area. Volunteer Opportunities include: 1. Weed eating the right of way and/or median 2. Clearing litter and debris Volunteers will be provided with the following: 1. Safety Orange Volunteer Tshirts for high visibility 2. Litter grabbers 3. Trash bags and bag openers 4. Weed Eaters (where necessary) If interested in helping to keep this area clean and safe, please contact us today by showing interest and selecting a date and time that you are available.

Augusta, GA

Through 4/30/21

It's a life-changing, family-friendly experience to spark innovation, creativity, advocacy, and action to make the world a better place. Hosted by the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Green for Good is open to everyone whether you're a Girl Scout or not!

Chicago, IL

5/7/21 9:30 AM

A one-day collection event for household hazardous waste, such as automotive & marine products; home maintenance & improvement products; home lawn & garden products; electronics, and other miscellaneous materials.

Cleveland, TN

4/10/21 8:00 AM

Thanks for your interest in the Adopt-A-Spot Litter Prevention Program! Litter is more than just blight on our landscape. Litter is costly to clean up, impacts our quality of life and economic development, and eventually ends up in our waterways and oceans. Today, we are committed as ever to providing people with the resources to help prevent litter with the ultimate goal of helping to end littering in Atlanta. Individuals, groups & organizations are encouraged to adopt a public space for litter prevention and beautification. Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission and the Department of Public Works will erect a sign recognizing your adoption. Available spaces include: • Streets • Traffic Islands • Bus Stops • Sidewalks • Medians • City Owned Lots • Due to COVID-19, current cleanup supplies are limted to trash bags, litter grabbers & face coverings. What will you do: Complete the Adopt-A-Spot application. Review COVID-19 cleanup document and safety recommendations. Complete Waiver of Liability and return to Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission. Schedule at least 4 clean-ups per year. Monitor your area between clean-ups, reporting any issues to Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission. Report clean up results to Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission. Take and share pictures!

Atlanta, GA

Through 12/31/21

We are looking for individuals and/or organizations who would be interested in helping to "plog" along the Monument Marathon course. Plogging is a combination of the words "pick up" and "jogging." The excerise orginated in Sweden. You can walk, jog, or run as you pick up litter along the Monument Marathon course! The marathon is on Saturday, September 25, 2021. All cleanups need to be completed between Friday, September 10 and Friday, September 24, 2021. In 2020, there were over 470 runners from over 30 states! We had 66 volunteers who donated over 96 hours to cleanup over 500 pounds of litter along the marathon course. This is a great opportunity to help to make our community shine! Removing unsightly litter from our roadsides is important for the safety of the marathon participants and to improve the visual appeal of our beautiful community! KSGB can provide gloves, vests, trash bags, and litter pick up tools for all plogging volunteers. Once your cleanup is complete you will need to fill out a cleanup report and submit it to KSGB. Please contact KSGB if you have questions or if you or your organization is interested in participating in the KSGB Monument Marathon Course Cleanup Plog. This is a first come, first serve opportunity, please get your request in early and let us know how many miles you are interested in plogging. Phone: (308) 632-4649 Email: ksgb2015@gmail.com

Gering, NE

Through 9/24/21

Help Keep Alamogordo Beautiful by picking up litter around the Paiute Park Playground and changing out the trash can liner! email KAB@ci.alamogordo.nm.us to reserve your Litter Kit with all the tools you will need to Keep Alamogordo Beautiful.

Alamogordo, NM

Through 6/30/21

Help Keep Alamogordo Beautiful by picking up litter and changing out the trash can liners at Desert Foothills Park! Email KAB@ci.alamogordo.nm.us to reserve your Litter Kit containing all the tools you need to Keep Alamogordo Beautiful!

Alamogordo, NM

Through 6/30/21

Help Keep Alamogordo Beautiful by picking up letter around the Rutz Circle playground and changing out the trash can liner! Email KAB@ci.alamogordo.nm.us to reserve a litter kit with all the tools needed to Keep Alamogordo Beautiful!

Alamogordo, NM

Through 6/30/21

Help Keep Alamogordo Beautiful by picking up litter and changing out the trash can liner at Tierra De Suenos Playground. Email KAB@ci.alamogordo.nm.us to reserve your Litter Kit that contains all the tools needed to Keep Alamogordo Beautiful!

Alamogordo, NM

Through 6/30/21

Beautify Fresno, Starbucks Store # 58276, LifeBridge Community Church, Clean Fresno, and Support Northwest Fresno Facebook Group are teaming up to host a cleanup event on Saturday, January 30, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. focused on the commercial corridor along West Shaw Ave. The purpose of this event is to clean up litter on the north and south sides of West Shaw Avenue, between Highway 99 and Brawley Avenue. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Carl’s Jr. parking lot at 5275 W. Shaw Ave., at 9:45 a.m. to sign in and for orientation. Beautify Fresno will provide safety vests, paper pickers, gloves, and trash bags, along with pre-packaged snacks and bottled water. In an effort to keep you safe during this pandemic, Beautify Fresno will follow guidance from our national advisors at Keep America Beautiful, as well as all health and safety protocols from the CDC and the Fresno County Department of Public Health.

Fresno, CA

1/30/21 10:00 AM