OUR STATS
Since 1998, we’ve worked on 34 rivers in 23 states and, with the help of more than 141,360 volunteers, we’ve removed 14 million pounds of debris from U.S. waterways.
PROGRAM STATS
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We’ve hosted over 2,400 river cleanups in 23 different states. And with the help of over 140,000 volunteers, we have removed over 14.2 million pounds of garbage from 33 U.S. rivers!
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We’ve worked with more than 2,769 students at our Alternative Spring Break (ASB) events over the years to remove more than 1.9 million pounds of trash.
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The project has expanded to cover all U.S. waterways, and we currently have over 800 adopted river miles.
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Since the GMRC officially started in 2010, we’ve hosted 143 sites with the help of over 11,175 volunteers to remove 662,197 pounds of debris.
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We are excited to announce that we gave away our two millionth tree in May of 2024. Our total trees distributed is now 2,496,900!
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Since 2011, we’ve hosted 695 educational events with over 31,359 educators and students aboard our barge and in river communities.
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Although our Invasive Species Removal (ISR) program has been an unofficial and ongoing project for LL&W for much longer, it officially kicked off in May of 2014. Since then, we’ve worked with over 3,441 volunteers to remove hundreds of acres of invasive species.
ITEMIZED GARBAGE STATS
1998-2025
