Great American Cleanup
Denton’s largest and longest-running community cleanup!
Save the Date: March 26, 2022
Registration opens January 2022!
GAC Education Expo
Learn more about the City departments who you’d typically see at the GAC Volunteer Party. Our friends in City departments have also generously donated swag for City of Denton swag bag prizes.
Denton’s 33rd Annual
Great American Cleanup
Solid Waste & Recycling
Water
Dyno Dirt
Energy
The Great Outdoors
2021 GAC Results
During March 2021, nearly over 5 tons of litter were removed by small, socially-distanced volunteers! These dedicated community members removed trash and recycling from our city’s streets, waterways, and public spaces, leaving Denton visibly cleaner and more beautiful.
Results and Information:
Event Results
- Total participants: 636
- Total bags of trash collected: 519
- Total bags of recycling collected: 147
GAC 2021 Contest Prizes
- Best Photo: Adhikari Family
- Honorable Mention: Jeremiah Call
- Most Bags Collected: DATCU – East Branch, 21 bags!
- Oddest Item Found: Girl Scout Troop 7849 – Texas Instruments TI-84 Graphic Plus Calculator
Report your Great American Cleanup!
If you were unable to turn in your GAC report during the event, there’s still time to add your efforts to the overall impact. Don’t wait – submit your cleanup report below.
Send Us Your GAC Photos! #GAC2021 #weKDB #litterfreelild
We enjoyed seeing photos from your cleanup efforts on social media! Check out photos from our rescheduled cleanup date by event photographer, Gabriel Lee on the KDB blog.
Sponsor a KDB Program or Event
Promote your business and create a cleaner community as a Keep Denton Beautiful sponsor!
Great American Cleanup Sponsors
We’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsors for their generous support.
List of Sponsors:
- Denton Watershed Protection
- Denton Parks and Recreation
- Denton Solid Waste & Recycling
- Keep America Beautiful
- Keep Texas Beautiful
- Pan Ector Industries
- Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
- Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream
- Gnome Cones
Make A Donation
Give back to the community by supporting the many beautification events, educational programs, and cleanup efforts we organize everyday. With your help we will be able to procure the supplies needed to improve the lives of our fellow Dentonites.
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