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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
About Make Austin Clean
Make Austin Clean, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing our community to help keep Austin beautiful. Imagine the impact if every resident and business took just one hour each week to clean up the litter and trash from their own streets. Together, we can create a greener, cleaner Austin in no time.
We know this vision is achievable, but we need your help! To transform our city, the collaboration of Austin residents and businesses is essential. You can play a vital role by keeping your neighborhood clean and participating in our ongoing community clean up events.
Join us in making a difference – together, we can ensure a cleaner and more vibrant Austin for everyone.
AS OF NOVEMBER 2024
MAKE AUSTIN CLEAN HAS COLLECTED
18.02 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
Recent News
We Have Some Announcements
Make Austin Clean have 2 very exciting announcements and collaborations that we want to share. Adopt-A-Creek Make Austin Clean is now the official adopter of East Bouldin Creek from Oltorf St heading north toward the city and ending where the creek crosses 1st St.To...
7 Reasons to Pickup Trash in Austin
At Make Austin Clean, we feel passionate about litter picking and keeping our local spaces clean. We are sure many of you also don’t like seeing trash ruining our beautiful green spaces. You may have even thought about picking up trash you see lying around when you...
How to Report Littering In Austin
How to Report Littering in Austin It is almost impossible to go for a walk and not find at least one piece of trash on the ground, this counts not only for Austin but for anywhere really. As a lover of nature who wants nothing more than to see the City I live in stay...
6 Ways to Volunteer in Austin
Ways To Volunteer In Austin Ask yourself what you’re passionate about. There is a good chance that if you answered anything to do with the environment, climate change, animals, helping to fight against homelessness, or basically anything that involves humans, animals,...
Make Austin Clean is in Dawson
We are officially cleaning Dawson!Make Austin Clean is officially cleaning Dawson. On October 29th, we hosted our first clean-up. Four volunteers joined us as we collected a whopping 188 lbs of trash and litter in Gillis Neighborhood Park. If you're interested in...
First GivePulse Volunteer
Make Austin Clean Had Our First Volunteer From GivePulseOn October 4th and 5th, Make Austin Clean had their first volunteer from GivePulse! Mim joined Cary as they collected 170 lbs of trash and litter in Austin!What is GivePulse?GivePulse is a SaaS platform with...
Contact Us
Make Austin Clean
Charity ID 87-4699612
info@makeaustinclean.org