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

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

Authored by Brad Marley