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Greatest American Cleanup – Individuals

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Join the Greatest American Cleanup and help create cleaner, greener, and more beautiful communities. Together, we’re working toward removing 25 billion pieces of litter by July 4, 2026.

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Composite graphic: a young boy in an oversized hi-vis tabard holding a grabber and a smiling woman in a hooded coat and yellow hi-vis vest pulling a trolley of black and blue bins, cut out over a navy circle of line-drawn trees and a band of red poppies. A badge at the top left reads GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP, FOR AMERICA'S 250TH.

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Banner artwork on a deep blue field: a young man in a blue t-shirt pulls a garden cart loaded with potted flowering plants along a path as a young woman walks alongside, beside a circular GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP badge.

I pledge to lead my community in the Greatest American Cleanup, working together to create a cleaner, greener future. We’ll pick up litter, recycle, plant native species, and inspire everyone to join us in beautifying our neighborhoods. Together, we’ll make a lasting impact and celebrate a more beautiful community by America’s 250th Birthday on July 4, 2026.

Here Are a Few Ways to Get Involved in The Greatest American Cleanup

Spread the Word

Let your friends and family know you’ve joined the Greatest American Cleanup and encourage them to do the same! Download a couple images to share on social!

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Already Joined the Movement?

Let us know how much litter you’ve picked up. Every piece will help us get to 25 billion!

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Our goal is to pick up 25 billion pieces of litter and beautify 25,000 communities across the country between now and July 4, 2026.

Over the next two years, we will unite Americans around making our country look its best for this momentous celebration. Our efforts will spark renewed civic pride in our cities, towns, and communities nationwide. By inspiring communities, organizations, and individuals to take action, we support a cleaner, more sustainable, and more beautiful future.

Over the next two years, we will unite Americans around making our country look its best for this momentous celebration. Our efforts will spark renewed civic pride in our cities, towns, and communities nationwide. By inspiring communities, organizations, and individuals to take action, we support a cleaner, more sustainable, and more beautiful future.

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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Undescribed photograph from Keep America Beautiful Recycling Pilot Shows Strong Results at Grand Teton National Park. No description was migrated for this image.

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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Undescribed photograph from National Secure Your Load Day on June 6 Marks 10 Years of Raising Awareness About Preventable Roadway Hazards. No description was migrated for this image.

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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Share Your Story

Do you have a story about work being done in your community? If so, we would love to hear from you.

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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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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.

American Express Foundation

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Special thanks to the artists that donated their time and talent to our cause:

Photography: Nancy Andrews

Vocalists on Videos: Eric Scott & Patty Reese

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