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Cleanup Cup Dates
National Cleanup Day Kickoff Party & Picnic: Saturday, September 19th 2026
Cleanup 9-11AM with picnic to follow 11:30-1:30PM
In partnership with Sustainable Resilient Longmont we will be kicking off the cup with a greenway cleanup, recycling education and celebration picnic
Face painter, food, trash art, pick up supplies for the competition, and join us in celebration
Week 1: Recycling: September 19 - September 26
Cleanup Crew: Monday, September 21st @ Martin St and Waste Diversion Center, 5:30pm* (learn more, registration not required)
Green Girl Recycling Tour: Friday, September 25th, 10am @ 1801 Boston Ave. (learn more, registration not required)
Week 2: Zero Waste: September 27 - October 3
Boulder County Recycling Center Tour: Tuesday, September 29th, 10am (registration required, spots limited)
Cleanup Crew: Thursday, October 1st @ Sugar Mill Road and N 119th St, 5:30pm* (learn more, registration not required)
Historic Trash Walk led by Elizabeth Beaudoin: Friday, October 2nd, 11am (learn more, registration not required)
Week 3: Compost: October 4 - October 10
Cleanup Crew: Monday, October 5th @ Village at the Peaks, 5:30pm*
A1 Organics Tour: Tuesday, October 6th @ 11am - 3pm, transportation provided (registration required, spots limited)
Week 4: Water: October 11 - October 17
Cleanup Crew: Wednesday, October 14th @ 21st Ave and Pratt St, 5:30pm*
Final Community Celebration & Awards: Sunday, October 18th 2026, 4:30-7PM
*site location subject to change
Initiative Overview
This program is designed as a competition, with a weekly point structure to earn from.
Each week your team (or self) is encouraged to go out on a trash walk in your community to earn points.
In addition to this, each week there are 3 challenges you can participate in to earn bonus points. Bronze is focused on education. Silver is focused on trying it out. Gold is focused on committing.
Furthermore, there are Cleanup Crew in-person opportunities weekly. Points are awarded per team member in these community building events that meet each week in a different area in town to do a trash walk.
Every person that participates will receive a prize at the final celebration.
An overall Cleanup Cup trophy winner will be crowned.
Each sign-up category will also have a winner.
Weekly Point Breakdown
Weekly team cleanup: 30 points
Each week, three challenges are issued based on the week's theme:
Bronze (seed): 10 points
Alternative: 20 minute trash walk
Silver (sprout): 20 points
Alternative: 40 minute trash walk
Gold (bloom): 30 points
Alternative: 60 minute trash walk
Complete all three challenges earn a bonus of 20 points
Participate in weekly cleanup crew: 10 points, per team member
Points will be tracked through an accessible web interface where participants can submit weekly their team accomplishments and stay up to date with the leaderboard