Clean Up Akron Month (CUAM)

Clean Up Akron Month is KAB’s largest volunteer effort of the year. Every April, thousands of volunteers from all around the area take the initiative to get involved and help clean up their city. After the long winter, there is especially a need for litter cleanup and beautification.
These volunteers make a huge difference in their community by removing many, many tons of litter from their local streets, parks, and schools. KAB provides the supplies and trash pickup for these projects. This is in accordance with Keep America Beautiful’s annual Great America Cleanup – the nation’s largest annual community improvement program. Sign up today to participate in one of our community cleanups or hold your own!

Clean Up Akron Month would not be possible without the generous support of the Ohio EPA!

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR CLEAN UP AKRON MONTH

April Community Cleanups

North Hill

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Time: 9:00-12:00 p.m., Check-in starts at 8:30
Check-in: Patterson Sports Complex
955 Patterson Ave, Akron, OH 44310

Summit Lake

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022
TIME: 9:00-12:00 P.M., Check-in starts at 8:30
CHECK-IN: SUMMIT LAKE COMMUNITY CENTEr
380 W CROSIER ST., AKRON, OH 44311

May Community Cleanups

Firestone

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022
Time: 9:00-12:00 p.m., Check-in starts at 8:30
Check-in: Firestone Community Center
1480 Girard St., Akron, OH 44301

Inness Changemakers cleaning up the Prentiss Park surrounding areas

Council President Margo Sommerville cleaning the Ward 3 area

Clean Up Akron Month Results 2026

During Clean Up Akron Month, 841 volunteers signed up and took time to make Akron a cleaner and healthier place to live.

The Ward 3 Clean Up had a great turnout with a whopping 2.53 tons of litter and 35 tires picked up throughout the Ward 3 area. Thank you to Council President Margo Sommerville for helping us set this up.

The Ward 9 Clean Up attendees succesfully picked up 1.85 tons of trash and 27 tires throughout a number of Kenmore streets. Thank you to Ward 9 Councilwoman, Tina Boyes, for helping us set this up.

The Ward 2 Clean Up attendees picked up 0.76 tons of trash and 64 tires throughout a number of North Hill streets. Thank you to Ward 2 Councilman, Phil Lombardo, for helping us set this up.

Akron Early College students enjoying donated donuts from this years Clean Up Akron Month presenting sponsor, Acme Fresh Market!

Some wonderful clean up volunteers from Cleveland Clinic Akron General (FGMP) 

 

Volunteers who participated in Clean Up Akron Month were able to attend Keep Akron Beautiful’s annual Super Saturday Volunteer Appreciation Picnic on April 27, 2019 at the Akron Zoo. Volunteers received free zoo admission and picnic lunch.

We are proud that we can express our gratitude and appreciation to our volunteers with a free picnic through the generosity of our local sponsors, including: Acme Fresh Markets, Akron Zoological Park, City of Akron, D-A Specialty Co. Inc., Main Street Gourmet, Marc’s, House of LaRose, Keep Akron Beautiful Board of Directors, Schwebel’s Bakery, Sully’s Party Rental, Pepsi-Cola, and Waste Management of Ohio.

None of this could have been possible if it were not for our national sponsors who so generously donated the supplies to make this litter cleanup possible: Dow, The Glad Products Company, Lowe’s, Niagara Bottling and ReadyRefresh by Nestlé. Clean Up Akron Month is Keep Akron Beautiful’s largest public awareness event; we look forward to this spring initiative every year as it fulfills our mission to “Improve Akron’s quality of life through beautification and responsible environmental management.

The great american cleanup

The Great American Cleanup® unifies and beautifies communities across the country in a grassroots spring-cleaning movement.  Celebrating its 24th year, the most recent Great American Cleanup created 15,000 opportunities for millions of volunteers to have remarkable results – picking up millions of pounds of litter, cleaning over 100,000 acres of public spaces, and tens of thousands of miles of roadways and shorelines. 
The Great American Cleanup prompts individuals to take greater responsibility for their local environment by conducting grassroots community service projects that engage volunteers, local businesses, and civic leaders. A successful Great American Cleanup project must fulfill the needs of the local community; that’s why we work with local community and business leaders, as well as other key stakeholders to gain knowledge about the community’s needs and carefully select and execute appropriate projects.