The Great South Carolina Cleanup 2023
Columbia, SC (March 20, 2023) – Every spring, PalmettoPride and Keep South Carolina Beautiful coordinate the Great South Carolina Cleanup, a localized cleanup, beautification and community improvement program. Uniting South Carolina residents together for a common cause, the Great South Carolina Cleanup encourages citizens to revitalize their communities through litter cleanups.

The Great South Carolina Cleanup is the state’s largest cleanup effort, coinciding with the Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program sponsored by Keep America Beautiful (KAB). Home to 38 KAB affiliates, there are numerous upcoming cleanup events to attend in South Carolina. PalmettoPride also encourages residents to organize their own cleanups, offering supplies and resources to assist.
To participate in the Great South Carolina Cleanup, consider joining one of the following events:
- Spruce Up for Spring | Rock Hill Clean & Green | 3/20-4/13
- Upstate Team-Up to Clean-Up | Keep Anderson County Beautiful, Keep Greenwood County Beautiful, Keep Greenville County Beautiful, Keep Laurens County Beautiful, Keep Newberry County Beautiful, Keep Spartanburg County Beautiful, Keep Pickens County Beautiful – 4/1-23
- Make a Difference Day Cleanup | City of Barnwell — 4/1
- Orangeburg County 2023 Spring Challenge | Orangeburg County Code Enforcement & Keep Orangeburg County Beautiful — 4/1-4/30
- Lyman Lake Sweep 2023 | Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful — 4/1
- Talkin’ Trash Community Cleanup Day | Keep Horry County Beautiful – 4/1
- Spring Clean | Keep Edisto Beautiful — 4/2
- Saluda Riverwalk Cleanup | Saluda River Trout Unlimited — 4/8
- Shellpoint Litter Cleanup | Keep Greenville County Beautiful and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing — 4/14
- Penske Litter Cleanup | Keep Greenville County Beautiful & Penske Truck Servicing — 4/15
- Spring Clean Up Day | Town of Ware Shoals — 4/15
- Pacolet Community Cleanup | Pacolet Fire District — 4/15
- City of Darlington Cleanup| Keep Darlington County Beautiful — 4/17
- Great Anderson County Cleanup | Keep Anderson County Beautiful — 4/17-22
- Earth Day Litter Sweep | Hardeeville Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department and Keep Jasper County Beautiful – 4/21
- Earth Day Cleanup | Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, Keep Colleton Beautiful, Keep Jasper County Beautiful, Keep Hampton County Beautiful, Keep Walterboro Beautiful — 4/21
- Earth Day Trash Cleanup | Keep Barnwell County Beautiful — 4/22
- Community Cleanup Day | City of Sumter — 4/22
- Earth Day Litter Cleanup | Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful, Keep Greenville County Beautiful, and the City of Greer — 4/22
- Spring Cleanup Day| Startex — 4/22
- Earth Day | Keep North Charleston Beautiful — 4/22
- Splash Away the Trash | Lake Hartwell Partners for Clean Water — 4/22
- Commit to Conway Cleanup | Keep Conway Beautiful — 5/6
- Great American Cleanup | Keep Florence Beautiful — 5/6
- Spotless Service Saturday at Lake Murray | Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Riverbanks Dive Team, and Scuba John’s Dive Shop — 5/6
Learn more about the Great South Carolina Cleanup here and explore our custom toolkit. For more information on PalmettoPride, contact info@palmettopride.org.
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PalmettoPride is working towards a litter-free South Carolina. Created as a legislative initiative to fight litter and help beautify South Carolina by engaging citizens to take action in their communities through education, enforcement, awareness, and pickup.