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Join GEC for a Litter Pick Up!
Love where you live? The Glendale Environmental Coalition invites you to roll up your sleeves and help keep our beautiful city sparkling.
Our streets, parks, and neighborhoods aren’t ashtrays or trash cans—they’re our shared home. Every cigarette butt tossed on the sidewalk, every wrapper left behind, and every piece of litter tells a story about how we value our community. Let’s make sure that story is one of pride, care, and respect.
Join us as we take an hour or two to pick up trash in a different area of Glendale one day each month. Our next cleanup day will be at Maple Park on Sunday March 15 at 1pm. Grab your gloves, trash bag, water bottle, sunscreen, bring your neighbors, and join fellow community members who care about keeping Glendale clean, green, and the Jewel of the Verdugo! Children are welcome.
NEXT CLEAN UP EVENTS
Celebrate Earth Day with a Cleanup!
Join us at City of Glendale’s Earth Day Festival 2026
VERDUGO PARK
Saturday, April 4 at 12:30pm
Things to bring:
– gloves
– trash bag or box
– trash picker upper (optional)
– sunscreen
– hat
– water bottle
– Please wear your GEC t-shirt if you have one!
PAST CLEAN UP EVENTS
Pacific Park Litter Pickup
February 8, 2026
A hot day it was, but we got the job done! We noticed a lot of trash around the parking areas in particular. Top litter items at this park were disposable wipes, snack bags, and yes, you guessed it, cigarette butts.
Fremont Park Litter Pickup
November 23, 2025
This was a fun one! We had a cigarette butt pickup contest, with a GEC t-shirt as the prize. Our two (very motivated) winners were two of our youngest participants! While the exact number has been lost, it was over 200 butts to be sure.
Glendale City Hall Litter Pickup
June 28, 2025
19 volunteers spent three hours collecting several bags of trash in the area around Glendale City Hall. The team collected many cigarette butts, which are a significant form of litter that often end up in storm drains and ultimately out into our water ways. Cigarette filters are made of a type of plastic called cellulose acetate which doesn’t biodegrade and can persist in the environment for years, leaching harmful chemicals. GEC thanks the City of Glendale for all of their support for this event.
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