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35% of Visible Litter

is vehicle debris

71% of Litter

consists of micro-litter

25% of Litter

on Texas roads are reycyables

Half of all

litter on Texas roads comes from cars and trucks

4500 Tons of Trash

removed annually from Austin streets

11 Tons of Trash

removed annually from Lady Bird Lake

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024

MAKE AUSTIN CLEAN HAS COLLECTED

16.13 TONS OF TRASH AND LITTER

FROM AUSTIN STREETS, CREEKS & PARKS

Bouldin Creek

East Bouldin Creek (the actual creek)

Galindo

Zilker / South Lamar

Dawson

West Boudlin Creek Greenbelt

West Bouldin Creek (the actual creek)

Ricky Guerrero / Nicholas Dawson Parks

About Make Austin Clean

Make Austin Clean, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded to mobilize people to show up, pick up and clean Austin. If everyone cleaned the trash and litter from the street where they live, just once a week, we’d see a greener and much cleaner Austin in no time. We know this can work, but the city of Austin and Make Austin Clean need your help. To achieve a clean, green Austin, it will take the support of Austin residents and businesses alike to make this a reality. You can help keep your neighborhood clean and show up for the larger community cleanup projects when scheduled.

Recent News

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At Make Austin Clean, we are passionate about helping to clean up Austin, which includes keeping our city's air clean, and this month is Clean Air Month. Usually in Austin we have moderate to good air quality; however on some days this can drop significantly,...

12-Day Challange To Pick Up Trash In Austin

12-Day Challange To Pick Up Trash In Austin

12-Day Challenge To Pickup Trash in Austin Everyone loves a good challenge, especially one that helps your local community. That is why we have created a 12-day challenge to help you get outside and pick up as much trash in Austin as possible. Why? Well, it’s...

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Make Austin Clean
Charity ID 87-4699612
info@makeaustinclean.org