Plan a Cleanup

Improving your community Since 2006, PalmettoPride has assisted 764,923 volunteers in removing over 90 million pounds of litter from South Carolina communities and roadways. South Carolina’s roadways and communities. That…

Art Contest

Litter prevention starts with education The Litter Trashes Everyone Art Contest is now officially The Governor’s Art Contest on Litter Prevention! This annual litter awareness art competition is for all South…

Book Contest

Litter-free library PalmettoPride is accepting submissions for the annual Louie’s Library Children’s Book Contest. Calling all aspiring writers! PalmettoPride wants your literature about litter. Create a story for elementary school children with…

Clean Teams

Team up to clean up PalmettoPride Clean Teams gives citizens a simple framework to facilitate their participation. We need your help to engage neighbors, family and friends to adopt a…

Clean$weep

A second chance to win Since 2003, Clean$weep the South Carolina Education Lottery and PalmettoPride have partnered up to encourage players to properly dispose of non-winning lottery tickets. Clean$weep…

Environmental Sculptures

Art inspiring action Beautification is a tactic of litter prevention and art can change a community in a positive way. Dating back to 2013, PalmettoPride first began its…

Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup

Making a big difference in just a few hours Every year, on the first Saturday of February, volunteers descend on the small town of Huger, SC, to participate in an…

Grab A Bag SC

“Litter prevention is about citizens taking ownership of their neighborhoods and making sure that trash is put in its place before it can become litter. But while there is still…

Great South Carolina Cleanup

What is it? Every spring, PalmettoPride and Keep South Carolina Beautiful coordinate the Great South Carolina Cleanup, a volunteer litter pickup program. When is it? Annually, first day of spring to the first day…

Litter Curriculum

Changing the future As all educators know, children can carry the lessons they learn at school to their homes and make a very real difference in the attitude and conduct…