RiverSweep
Cuyahoga River Litter Clean Up
Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 9:00am - 11:00am
Various Locations
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Cuyahoga River Litter Clean Up
Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 9:00am - 11:00am
Various Locations
Started in 1989, RiverSweep is a one day litter cleanup that focuses on protecting the Cuyahoga River by removing garbage from the Cuyahoga River Corridor.
Registrations for RiverSweep 2025 will open on April 3!
Volunteers sign up by choosing a location from our list of clean-up sites throughout Cleveland & Cuyahoga County. Join us Saturday morning and we'll provide a RiverSweep t-shirt (supplies are limited), trash bags and gloves. Please bring water in a reusable bottle and a trash picker/grabber if needed. These are not provided.
Over the course of 35 years, 23 thousand volunteers have helped recycle 25,248 illegally discarded tires and pick up almost 1.55 million pounds of trash. The cleanup effort has helped communities reduce public dumping and encouraged the creation of parks and trails.
The impact of RiverSweep on the community is undeniable. Within the Cuyahoga River watershed, new parks, and trails have emerged in areas formerly targeted for illegal dumping. As a result, more than 400 acres of new greenspace have been cleaned, conserved, and open to the public along with an additional 14 miles of trails.
New or expanded parks, trails, and greenways have been created from RiverSweep sites, including:
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