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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
4 Items That Can and Can’t Be Recycled In Austin
One of the best and easiest things we can do to keep Austin clean is to recycle as much as possible. Recycling stops trash from ending up in landfills or littering our beautiful city and can go a long way to helping us protect the environment. Austin Resource Recovery...
How To National Enjoy Great Outdoors Month In Austin
The fast pace of life and our constant connection to technology can leave many of us feeling drained, so it's excellent that June marks the start of National Great Outdoors Month. Nature has something to offer everyone, whether you like hiking, fishing, or just taking...
4 Everyday Things That Can Harm The Environment In Austin
Earth Month is now over but that doesn’t mean we can’t still do our bit to protect the environment. At Make Austin Clean we believe that helping our planet is a year-round job. We know that there is so much information out there that it can be hard to know what the...
6 Things You Can Do To Help Keep The Air Clean In Austin
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,...
Trash Talks & Walks – Cleaning East Bouldin Creek – April 8th
We had a fantastic time this past weekend cleaning East Bouldin Creek. We had 26 volunteers cleaning for 3 hours each. A whopping 79 total man hours. Together, we collected 1,785.67 lbs of trash! We have 19 volunteers for our next event to help clean East Bouldin...
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...
Contact Us
Make Austin Clean
Charity ID 87-4699612
info@makeaustinclean.org