This Earth Month, take action to protect the places you love! Join the #LeaveNoTrash movement by gathering friends and family for a litter cleanup at your favorite outdoor space. Whether it’s a local park, hiking trail, or riverside, every piece of trash you remove helps protect wildlife, keeps pollutants out of our watersheds, and improves outdoor experiences for everyone.
Here’s how the #LeaveNoTrash movement works:
Plan or Join a Cleanup: Look for volunteer opportunities, or head to your favorite outdoor spot and plan an event with your friends! Bring trash or reusable bags—like our Leave No Trace Cleanup Kit—to collect litter and help keep nature clean.
If you attend or work at a college or university, join our University Challenge here.
Track Your Impact: Want to take your collection to the next level? Download the Leave No Trace Citizen Science App to record the litter you find and contribute to important environmental research.
Why does it matter that we pick up trash? The effects of waste pollution are far-reaching and often devastating. Plastic pollution alone contributes to over 1 million marine animal deaths a year. Tragedies such as this can be prevented through outdoor education and encouraging local communities who care about the planet into action. After all, a win for the Earth is a win for all. So get outside today and organize a cleanup in your community, and remember, every individual action creates a tidal wave of change.
Since launching the #LeaveNoTrash movement, our collective efforts have made a huge impact. In 2022, we removed over 3,800 pounds of litter. In 2023, our community took it even further, clearing 10,000 pounds of trash from the outdoors. And in 2024, thanks to the power of people like you, we collected over 40 tons of trash—but we’re not stopping there.
Join us this Earth Month by heading outside with friends and family to clean up a park, trail, or natural space near you. Every piece of litter removed helps protect wildlife, keeps harmful pollutants out of our waters, and creates a cleaner, healthier environment for all.
These 5 tips will help you be even more sustainable in your efforts.
The Earth needs us to act consciously every day, all 365 days a year.
Commit to learning, practicing, and sharing Leave No Trace this April. It takes 30 seconds and helps protect the places you love.
