Great American Cleanup

Denton’s largest community cleanup!

Registration is Now Open!

Date: Sept. 11 – Oct. 11, 2020

Date: Sept. 11 – Oct. 11, 2020

Cleanup: When it works best for you! Register to be assigned a location.

Volunteer Party: Oct. 17, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the Facebook event page!

For 30 years, Dentonites have taken an active role in keeping their city clean and beautiful by participating in the Great American Cleanup (GAC). GAC is part of a national effort with Keep America Beautiful, and more than 20,000 communities take part each year.

Complete the registration form to register yourself or a group for KDB’s 32nd Annual Great American Cleanup, our largest and longest-running citywide cleanup event.

Already registered to volunteer? Read the updated Great American Cleanup FAQs and complete your release of liability waiver now!

2019 GAC Results

In 2019, 500+ Denton volunteers joined together to clean up more than 3.5 tons of litter. 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: 527
Total bags of trash collected: 347
Total bags of recycling collected: 122

GAC 2019 Contest Prizes

Most Bags Collected: (TIE: Camp Gladiator and Worlds of Wow – 30 bags each)
Largest Volunteer Group: (Koan School – 49 participants)
Oddest Item Found: (Morse St. Baptist Church – a toilet!)

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.

SUBMIT CLEANUP REPORT

Send Us Your GAC Photos! #GAC2020 #weKDB

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.

KDB BLOG

Sponsor a KDB Program or Event

Promote your business and create a cleaner community as a Keep Denton Beautiful sponsor!

BECOME A 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
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial

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.