Keep Pasco Beautiful has been participating in the Greatest American Cleanup since 1992. The Greatest American Cleanup in Pasco County is always the first Saturday in March. The next one is planned for March 1, 2025.  

Registration will be open until February 17. This cut off is important to ensure there is enough time for all our site captains to receive the awesome t-shirts and other supplies needed for the cleanup.  

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The cleanup will occur in across multiple locations in the county. While start and end times may vary, the event will mainly take place on Saturday morning (March 1st). After your registration, you will be provided with specific meeting details and the contact of the captain of your group. Feel free to reach out with any questions related to your assigned area.

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Keep Pasco Beautiful will coordinate disposal of all trash. Disposable gloves, trash bags, and Keep Pasco Beautiful Cleanup T-shirts will be provided while supplies last. Note: if you would like a trash picker, we recommend getting one in advance since we won't be able to offer them this year. Here are a few suggestions on where to buy them: Amazon, Lowes, The Home Depot, ArcMate, Grabo Grabber.

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We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes, a hat, and sunglasses during the cleanup. We also suggest bringing sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, and water. We are practicing what we preach with waste reduction, so please bring your water in a reusable bottle if you have one. Not all sites will have water available on-site.

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This is a national event to promote shared community responsibility by picking up litter.  In 2024, 1002 people volunteered for 3,449.5 hours and picked up 19.57  tons of trash.  The Independent Sector values a volunteer hour at $29.95, which would put the volunteer cost-benefit for this cleanup at $109,694.10.  There were 52 locations throughout Pasco County including Holiday, New Port Richey, Port Richey, Hudson, Land O' Lakes, Dade City and Wesley Chapel.  Keep Pasco Beautiful coordinated trash disposal and supplied trash bags, gloves, and t-shirts.

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Cleanups are not just about picking up trash, they are also litter prevention.  Litter attracts litter so a clean space helps to prevent it. Thank you all for doing your part to #KeepPascoWatersBeautiful.