About the Great American Cleanup
Each year, Denton community members join Keep Denton Beautiful in a nationwide effort with Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful by volunteering in the Great American Cleanup (GAC). Our local event includes a citywide cleanup effort, children's educational activities and a free pizza lunch for volunteers. Also in conjunction with this event, the City of Denton Landfill holds an annual free landfill day for city of Denton residents.
Over the years, over a million volunteers have collected many thousands of pounds of trash from the streets, waterways, and neighborhoods of Denton. This is the largest volunteer event hosted by Keep Denton Beautiful and volunteer groups of all ages participate, including Boy & Girl Scouts troops, college fraternities and sororities, civic groups, and representatives from City Council.
