The Greatest American Cleanup for America’s 250th brought millions together to make America cleaner, greener, and more beautiful. Two years and countless acts of service later, we’re celebrating what you made possible! Happy Birthday, America! There’s still time to join The Keep America Beautiful 2026 National Litter Study shows where we’re making progress, where challenges remain, and how we can keep reducing litter on America’s roadways, waterways, coastlines, and public spaces. We counted America’s litter Here’s what we learned Download the study Our impact is made possible by our partners, our affiliates, and each one of you who took a morning or a moment to pick up litter, plant trees, paint murals, and make the places you care about more beautiful. Cleaner places
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Turning Love for Our Communities into Action

What began as a campaign to reduce litter has become a nationwide movement powered by people, partners, and local action.

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Since 1953, Keep America Beautiful has been working to make our communities cleaner, greener, and more beautiful.

affiliates

They bring our mission to life through local cleanups, plantings, recycling initiatives and community improvements.

billion pounds

That’s how much litter volunteers have collected through our programs and events. With 35 billion pieces of litter still out there, our work is far from done.

partnerships

A Cleaner Grand Teton

We’re working to strengthen recycling to help preserve one of our most treasured parks.
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Love Your Happy Place

Our new campaign is inspiring communities to show love for the places that matter most.
For educators & students

Learn it. Lead it. Change it.

Youth Action Central helps educators and students turn big ideas into hands-on action.

“Litter steals our shine.” – Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungessor

On this episode of Do Beautiful Things, Keep America Beautiful President & CEO Jennifer Lawson talks with Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser about why litter matters, what he loves about Louisiana, and how Love the Boot Week is inspiring people to show up for their state.

New episodes available monthly wherever you get your podcast.

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