Cleaning up Communities: A Guide to State-by-state Cleanups 

March 2nd, 2023
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Being involved in your local community is an important endeavor to pursue if you want to improve the quality of life where you live and work. 

At Brightmark, we encourage all of our employees to volunteer and seek ways in which they can make the world a better place for all as we work together to Reimagine Waste.

No matter where you live or work, there are organizations that exist to help you show appreciation for your environment.

We’ve compiled a list of 50 organizations—one in each state—that are dedicated to keeping our environment waste-free, and each organization is looking for more people to get involved.

We hope one of these organizations resonates with you and that you can find a way to lend your resources, time, or any other special talents you may have to help us create a world without waste.

When you do decide to volunteer for cleanups, don’t forget to download our Coastal Cleanup Guide or Trash Tracker. These resources are created for you to gain an understanding of the waste you’re collecting and encourage your favorite brands to create environmentally conscious products that reduce the amount of trash that seeps into the environment.

Check out the list of organizations focused on cleanups below.

 

Alabama

Alabama People Against A Littered State (ALPALS)

 

Alaska

Gulf of Alaska Keeper

 

Arizona

Keep Our Desert Clean

 

Arkansas

Keep Arkansas Beautiful

 

California

Save The Bay

 

Colorado

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

 

Connecticut

Save the Sound

 

Delaware 

Keep Delaware Beautiful

 

Florida

Keep Florida Beautiful

 

Georgia

Rivers Alive

 

Hawaii

808 Cleanups

 

Idaho

Boise River Enhancement Network

 

Illinois

Illinois River Watershed Partnership

 

Indiana

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful

 

Iowa

Iowa Project A.W.A.R.E.

 

Kansas

Great Kansas City Cleanup

 

Kentucky

Kentucky Waterways Alliance

 

Louisiana

Keep Louisiana Beautiful

 

Maine

Friends of Casco Bay

 

Maryland

Trash Free Maryland

 

Massachusetts

COASTSWEEP

 

Michigan

Friends of the Rouge

 

Minnesota

CURE (Clean Up The River Environment)

 

Mississippi

Mississippi Coastal Cleanup Program

 

Missouri

Missouri River Relief

 

Montana

Yellowstone River Cleanup

 

Nebraska

Keep Nebraska Beautiful

 

Nevada

Friends of Nevada Wilderness

 

New Hampshire

Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

 

New Jersey

New Jersey Clean Communities

 

New Mexico

Keep New Mexico Clean

 

New York

Long Beach Cleanup

 

North Carolina

North Carolina Coastal Federation

 

North Dakota

Friends of the Souris

 

Ohio

Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River

 

Oklahoma

OKC Beautiful

 

Oregon

Solve Oregon

 

Pennsylvania

POWR (Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers)

 

Rhode Island

Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council

 

South Carolina

Congaree Riverkeeper

 

South Dakota

Friends of the Big Sioux River

 

Tennessee

Keep The Tennessee River Beautiful

 

Texas

Keep Texas Beaches Clean

 

Utah

Utah Clean Water Partnership

 

Vermont

Watersheds United Vermont

 

Virginia

Friends of the Rappahannock

 

Washington

Washington CoastSavers

 

West Virginia

WV Make It Shine Program

 

Wisconsin

Protect Wisconsin Waterways

 

Wyoming

Platte River Revival

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