GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP™ RESULTS
The 2011 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' 2011 wrap-up accounting.
*Based on reports from 92% of organizations.
| EVENTS / VOLUNTEERS |
| Volunteers/participants |
3.8 million |
| Volunteer hours |
5.2 million |
| Communities involved/events |
16,510/30,629 |
Community groups that participated
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20,100 |
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| CLEANUPS |
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| Litter & debris collected (lbs) |
177 million |
| Roads, streets & highways cleaned/beautified (miles) |
110,000 |
| Parks & public lands cleaned (acres) |
177,000 |
| Hiking, biking & nature trails cleaned (miles) |
3,800 |
| Playgrounds & community recreation areas cleaned/restored/constructed |
2,800 |
| Rivers, lakes & shoreline cleaned (miles) |
6,400 |
| Underwater cleanups conducted |
171
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| Wetlands cleaned & improved (acres) |
12,200 |
| Illegal dump sites cleaned |
6,400
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| REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE |
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| Clothing collected for reuse (lbs) |
6.2 million |
| Aluminum & steel recycled (lbs) |
13.4 million |
| Newspaper recycled (lbs) |
104 million |
Tires collected for recycling
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807,000
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Batteries collected for recycling
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289,000
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| Electronics recycled (lbs) |
7.9 million |
PET (plastic) bottles collected for recycling
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290 million |
Glass collected for recycling (lbs)
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12.1 million
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| Junk cars removed/collected for recycling |
7,100 |
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| BEAUTIFICATION/COMMUNITY GREENING |
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| Trees planted |
166,000 |
Edible community gardens planted or replanted
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728 |
| Residential and commercial buildings painted/renovated/built |
2,600 |
| Graffiti removal, sites abated |
10,100 |
| Flowers & bulbs planted |
1.5 million |
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| EDUCATION |
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Educational workshops held
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6,900 |
| Educational workshop attendees (total) |
760,000 |
| Adults/Children: |
326,000/434,000 |
| General awareness events held |
2,200 |
| General awareness event attendees |
4.8 million |
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More about the
Great American Cleanup
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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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