Make Austin Clean
About Make Austin Clean
Make Austin Clean turns a local cleanup into something tangible, fast. Volunteers and local businesses help pull trash and litter out of Austin’s streets, creeks, parks, and neighborhoods, with regular work that protects waterways, wildlife, and neighborhood health. If you want to support a group with visible, block-by-block results, this is that kind of place.
What stands out here is the steady, hands-on rhythm. Make Austin Clean keeps coming back neighborhood by neighborhood, with volunteer cleanups, local business participation, and creek and park work that stays rooted in Austin itself.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Weekly community cleanup events
Community volunteers join regular cleanups to pick up trash and litter from Austin streets, creeks, and parks.
Neighborhood clean-up days
Residents and local businesses organize cleanups in neighborhoods to remove litter and keep streets and blocks cleaner.
Litter patrols
Volunteers pick up trash while out in the community as part of ongoing neighborhood cleanup work.
Creek and park cleanups
Cleanup efforts focus on creek beds, greenbelts, parks, and waterways across Austin.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Make Austin Clean mobilizes people to show up, pick up, and clean Austin’s streets, creeks, parks, and neighborhoods.
Who they serve
Austin residents, volunteers, and local businesses participating in neighborhood cleanups across the city.
Their impact
- As of June 2026, Make Austin Clean had collected 52.97 tons of trash and litter from Austin’s streets, creeks, and parks.
- The organization had mobilized more than 651 volunteers.
- In one East Bouldin Creek cleanup, a small team removed 692 pounds of trash in two hours.
How your donation helps
- Trash bags and gloves for cleanups
- Support for community clean-up events in parks and along creek beds
- Sponsorship of cleanup events
- Employee volunteer days and other cleanup support from local businesses
Our story
Cary Capece founded Make Austin Clean in early 2022 after moving to Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood in 2017 and wanting to give back to his new home. What started as a grassroots idea grew into a citywide cleanup effort, bringing people together for community cleanups and service projects across Austin.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
This is the power of community action.
It’s simple. Show up. Lend a hand. Support the work.
Events
Weekly community cleanup events
weeklyVolunteer cleanup events focused on Austin’s streets, creeks, parks, and neighborhoods.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Make Austin Clean has shared.
Current needs
- Community volunteers
- Local business sponsorships
- Trash bags and gloves
- Employee volunteer days
Volunteer opportunities
- Join weekly community cleanup events
- Participate in neighborhood clean-up days
- Take part in litter patrols
- Organize employee volunteer days for a local business
Partners & funders
In the news
Articles featuring Make Austin Clean from the Love What You Fund newsroom.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What areas does Make Austin Clean focus on?
It focuses on Austin’s streets, creeks, parks, neighborhoods, and greenbelts.
How can volunteers help?
Volunteers can join weekly community cleanup events, take part in neighborhood clean-up days, and help with litter patrols.
How can local businesses participate?
Local businesses can sponsor cleanup events, provide supplies like trash bags and gloves, or organize employee volunteer days.
What is the organization’s cleanup approach?
It gets people out to show up, pick up, and clean, with work that happens one neighborhood at a time and also includes creek and park cleanups.
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