Click on one of the programs below to learn more about the ways we’re working to prevent litter in Durham.
Adopt-a-street
Take responsibility for an area of your community! Adopt a Durham 1-mile stretch of city-maintained streets and commit to keeping it litter free by organizing monthly cleanups.
BIG Sweep
Durham’s Largest litter cleanup of the year! In October, groups from across Durham volunteer to pick up litter from their local neighborhoods, parks, and streams.
Creek Week
Creek Week is a time to discover and clean up our local streams. Celebrated in Durham since 2009, we have collected 190,637 pounds of litter with 4,117 volunteers to date.
Litter index
The Community Appearance and Litter Index is a quantitative measure used across the nation to gauge roadside litter levels. Keep Durham Beautiful, has been monitoring litter in Durham since 2005.
Litter Kits in Schools
Litter Kits in Schools fosters environmental responsibility and stewardship in Durham students by providing schools with litter cleanup kits and an accompanying litter and waste reduction curriculum.
Swat-a-Litterbug
The N.C Department of Transportation’s Swat-A-Litterbug Program encourages the public to report people who litter in an effort to help make North Carolina roadways cleaner.
Litter Leaders
Litter Leaders are volunteers trained in litter cleanup safety, cleanup operating procedures, and the basics of volunteer leadership. Once you have received training, we will provide the resources necessary to be a litter prevention advocate and lead KDB litter removal events.
Litter Supply Kits
Interested in doing your part to cleanup litter from our community? Order a litter supply packet for you, your family, or a group you are a part of and use it to start picking up litter you see around Durham.