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Greatest American Cleanup

America turns 250. Let's have it looking its best

Counting to July 4, 2026

Since July 2024, communities across the country have been cleaning, planting and restoring public spaces ahead of the nation's 250th birthday. Cleanup totals count toward America Gives, the Semiquincentennial Commission's national service initiative.

I Pledge to Join the Greatest American Cleanup

I pledge to join the Greatest American Cleanup to help create a cleaner, greener community. By working together, we can make our neighborhoods more beautiful in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

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Cut-out composite of a crowd of smiling people of all ages holding a green ribbon in front of a brightly painted community mural of an eagle, a cyclist and abstract shapes, with red poppies and a tree above them. A round GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP badge, line-drawn trees and monarch butterflies overlay the scene.
Banner artwork: two smiling women in yellow-green hi-vis vests and sunglasses stand by playground equipment, one holding a rake handle, next to the round GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP FOR AMERICA'S 250TH seal.

Take The Pledge

I pledge to join the Greatest American Cleanup to help create a cleaner, greener community. By working together, we can make our neighborhoods more beautiful in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

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Join Us

After you take the pledge, there are more ways to get involved in the Greatest American Cleanup!

When it comes to litter, individual actions make a difference. Become part of the Greatest American Cleanup and learn how you can help make America litter free.

Count Me In

Let’s Do This Together!

We’re seeking groups of all kinds – big, small, young, old, non-profits, government, schools, book clubs and more – across the USA to pledge their support for the Greatest American Cleanup, commit to cleaning up their community, and inspire others to do the same.

Get Involved
Cut-out graphic with no badge: six women in yellow hi-vis vests cheer with litter grabbers raised beside a blue recycling box, a black bucket and rubbish sacks on a lakeside beach, set inside a circle with daffodils in the foreground, red line-drawn trees at the bottom and a monarch butterfly at the upper right.
Cut-out group photo of about a dozen people in green t-shirts and yellow hi-vis vests, several in blue Hilton caps, crowded behind a large navy board reading Hilton FOR THE STAY next to a round GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL FOR AMERICA'S 250TH seal. Two orange butterflies and a circle of patterned line-drawn trees frame them.

Partner With Us!

We’re inviting companies to be part of something big! Join us and we can help you engage your employees, customers, and communities in the Greatest American Cleanup.

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Our Latest Stories

From Highways to Coastlines: New Research Uncovers the True Scope of Litter in America

June 15, 2026 · McCall Vrydaghs

Listen to this podcast episode exploring the methodology, data collection, and key insights behind the Keep America Beautiful 2026 National Litter Study.

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Keep America Beautiful Recycling Pilot Shows Strong Results at Grand Teton National Park

June 15, 2026 · McCall Vrydaghs

Collaboration with TerraCycle® and Grand Teton Lodge Company®, with support from the National Park Foundation helped reduce landfilled waste, improve diversion, and create new recycling options for hard-to-recycle materials.

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National Secure Your Load Day on June 6 Marks 10 Years of Raising Awareness About Preventable Roadway Hazards

June 5, 2026 · McCall Vrydaghs

According to the Keep America Beautiful 2026 National Litter Study, an estimated 454 million pieces of roadway litter are linked to unsecured loads.

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The Greatest American Cleanup is made possible by the support of great companies like these:

Black-and-white logo block on a white field, the flowing Coca-Cola script set between THE above and COMPANY below.
iHeartMEDIA INC logo with a red heart containing radio waves and a figure, next to black and grey lettering
Black-and-white logo: the word Hilton set in a serif face inside a thin rectangular outline box, filling a wide white field.
Small Niagara Cares badge on white: orange lettering with the g's droplet tail and a hand-drawn blue heart around "cares"
Wider white field carrying the blue "NORTHROP GRUMMAN" wordmark and its right-angle bracket mark
Corporate logo on a wide white field: a mosaic of small coloured squares in blue, orange, red and green to the left of the word Altria in navy serif type.
Flat corporate logo: a striped blue-and-white globe sphere beside the letters AT&T set in dark grey type on a white background.
Logo on white: CAROL CONE in grey capitals above ON PURPOSE in orange, with an orange C-shaped mark enclosing a dark grey wedge at the right, the mark cropped close to the edge.
Flat wordmark logo on a white background reading COX in light blue letters.
Corporate logo on white: a solid red diamond with the word Dow lettered across it in white, a small registered trademark symbol at the lower right of the diamond.
Flat logo on white: a green circle containing a white starburst behind a triangular peak, above the word Fidelity in green italic type with INVESTMENTS beneath.
The Target bullseye mark alone on white: a solid red ring around a white ring around a solid red centre dot, with no words.
Flat logo on white: a black square-and-circle mark in green and peach beside the words The Harris Poll in heavy black type, with A STAGWELL COMPANY in small spaced capitals beneath.
Flat wordmark on white: Scotts in green italic serif letters followed by Miracle-Gro in heavy black type, with two small green leaves sprouting from the letter i.
Flat logo on white: overlapping red, yellow, green, teal and magenta petal shapes forming a stylised fruit and leaves, above the wordmark THE J.M. SMUCKER Co.
Stacked logo in black on white: a long-winged heron in flight above the words CHESAPEAKE BAY in tall spaced capitals, with FRAGRANCE centred in smaller letters below.

Take the pledge

I Pledge to Join the Greatest American Cleanup

I pledge to join the Greatest American Cleanup to help create a cleaner, greener community. I'll pick up litter, recycle, plant native species, and inspire others to do the same. By working together, we can make our neighborhoods more beautiful in time for America's Birthday on July 4, 2026.

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Where it stands

What has already been done

47,000

Events

Cleanup and beautification

1.3M

Participants

Engaged nationwide

391,000

Volunteers

Mobilized

16M

Pounds of litter

Collected and removed

27,000

Miles of streets

New York to Sydney and back

40,000

Public spaces

Cleaned

Source: Keep America Beautiful — Greatest American Cleanup totals to date, April 2026 (kab.org)

Pledge your community

A handful of friends, a club, or a whole city — no community is too small. Pledging says yours is ready to clean, recycle, plant and get others started.

Get your community started

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