GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP™ RESULTS
The 2009 results are, once again, incredible! Through the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, we again set records in several categories. These figures have been derived from reports* obtained from Great American Cleanup participating organizations' 2009 wrap-up accounting.
*Based on reports from 80% of organizations.
| EVENTS / VOLUNTEERS |
| Volunteers/participants |
3 million |
| Volunteer hours |
5.2 million |
| Communities involved/events |
32,000/30,000 |
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| CLEANUPS |
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| Litter & debris collected (lbs) |
64 million |
| Roads, streets & highways cleaned/beautified (miles) |
102,000 |
| Parks & public lands cleaned (acres) |
95,000 |
| Hiking, biking & nature trails cleaned (miles) |
7,800 |
| Playgrounds & community recreation areas cleaned/restored/constructed |
3,200 |
| Rivers, lakes & shoreline cleaned (miles) |
8,800 |
| Underwater cleanups conducted |
82 |
| Wetlands cleaned & improved (acres) |
10,200 |
| Illegal dump sites cleaned |
4,750 |
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| REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE |
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| Clothing collected for reuse (lbs) |
4.5 million |
| Aluminum & steel recycled (lbs) |
14.5 million |
| Newspaper recycled (lbs) |
36.4 million |
| Tires collected |
870,000 |
| Batteries collected |
102,000 |
| Electronics recycled (lbs) |
6.9 million |
| PET (plastic) bottles collected |
243 million |
| Junk cars removed/collected for recycling |
12,300 |
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| BEAUTIFICATION |
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| Trees planted |
157,000 |
| Gardens, xeriscapes & green space areas created & improved |
3,400 |
| Residential and commercial buildings painted/renovated/built |
1,800 |
| Graffiti removal, sites abated |
15,600 |
| Flowers & bulbs planted |
2.3 million |
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| EDUCATION |
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| Educational workshops |
9,400 |
| Educational workshop attendees (total) |
655,000 |
| Adults/Children: |
160,000/494,000 |
| General awareness events held |
2,900 |
| General awareness event attendees |
4.2 million |
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Great American Cleanup Sponsorship
To become a Great American Cleanup sponsor, please contact:
Gail Cunningham
Senior Vice President, Keep America Beautiful
Managing Director, Great American Cleanup
(203) 659-3008
gcunningham@kab.org
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