About

Our mission at Keep Allentown Beautiful is to teach and inspire residents to reduce litter and waste, enhance our neighborhoods, and cherish our local environment.

The new Keep Allentown Beautiful Team will develop ideas for a citywide initiative. Join us in launching this program in your neighborhood. For more information, email us or call 610-437-8729. Register to be part of a Community Clean-up Crew here.

Thank You Volunteers!

Keep Allentown Beautiful would like to extend a HUGE "Thank You" to all of our 2025 Community Cleanup groups and volunteers. Together, we’ve accomplished:

70 registered cleanups
612 volunteers
1,199 bags of litter, 47 tires, 30 TVs
77,483 total pounds collected

Great job to all those involved! We look forward to an even greater 2026.

Upcoming Cleanups

Date	Time	Host	Meetup Location	RSVP
4/4/26	1pm-3pm	Healing Hands Hopeful Hearts	W. Allen & N. Jute Streets	Contact for more information: healinghandshopefulhearts@gmail.com
4/9/26	11am-1pm	City of Allentown	S 12th & Colorado Streets
**Tree Planting 4/11/26	9am-12pm	Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards w/ Wildlands Conservancy	Cedar Beach, near Rose Gardens	Click here to RSVP
4/11/26	10am-12pm	Old Allentown Preservation Association	Pocket park, Turner & Fountain Streets	RSVP by contacting: info@oldallentown.org
4/24/26	4pm-6pm	Target, Store 2608	American Pkwy @ Airport Rd
**Tree Planting 4/25/26	9am start	Old Allentown Preservation Association	West End Cemetery, 10th & Chew Streets	Link to Facebook event RSVP by contacting: info@oldallentown.org
4/25/26	10am-12pm	St Johns Lutheran Church	5th & Walnut Streets
*New Date! 5/2/26	9am-12pm	The West End Alliance	War Memorial at 19th & Allen Streets	Link to Facebook event
5/2/26	1pm-3pm	Healing Hands Hopeful Hearts	S. Albert Street	Contact for more information: healinghandshopefulhearts@gmail.com
5/8/26	11am-1pm	City of Allentown	S 12th & Colorado Streets
5/31/26		Ripple Church	Franklin Park
6/4/26	11am-1pm	City of Allentown	1630 S 12th St	Contact for more information: Jessica.Trobetsky@allentownpa.gov
6/13/26 Rain Date: 6/14	12pm-2pm	Young Life, Lehigh Valley	521 N 2nd St
6/13/26	9am - 1pm	Great Northern Laminations	Jordan Park
**Invasive species removal 6/13/26	9am-12pm	Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards	Trout Creek Park	Click here to RSVP
6/13/26	10am-12pm	Michael Baker International	Bosket Park (a.k.a. Valania Park)
7/10/26	11am-1pm	City of Allentown	623 Hanover Ave
9/5/26	2:30pm-3:30pm	Healing Hands Hopeful Hearts	W Liberty & N Jute Streets	Contact for more information: healinghandshopefulhearts@gmail.com
**Painting, planting, and cleanup 9/25/26	2pm-6pm	City of Allentown - Love Your Block	La Placita Park 167 W Hamilton St	Parking available at: American Plaza, 225 Hamilton St
**Tree Planting 10/10/26	9am-12pm	Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards w/ Wildlands Conservancy	Near 1475 Mack Blvd	Click here to RSVP
10/17/26	10am-1pm	Lehigh County Fish & Game Protection Assoc.	Jordan Park
**Tree Planting 10/17/26	9am-12pm	Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards	Across from 1676 Keystone Rd, upstream from the Fish Hatchery	Click here to RSVP
10/23/26	3pm-5pm	State Rep. Ana Tiburcio	Old Fairgrounds Playground, 418 N 5th St
10/29/26 Rain Date: 10/30	11am-1pm	City of Allentown	Good Shepherd area, Wyoming St & S 5th St	Contact for more information: Jessica.Trobetsky@allentownpa.gov
** Stream Cleanup 11/14/2026	9am-12pm	Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards	Trout Creek Park	Click here to RSVP

2026 Stats

37

CLEANUPS

conducted

716

BAGS

of litter collected

12,030

POUNDS

of litter and debris removed

Contests

Click here to learn more about the Gene Capaldi Lens On Litter photo contest!
Brought to you by the Pennsylvania Resources Council.
Prizes awarded in Adult, Student, and “Before and After” categories.
Submissions accepted January 1st through October 31st.
Click here to learn more about the Litter Hawk Youth Award Program!
Brought to you by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
Open to Pennsylvania students in grades K-6.
Submissions accepted October 31st through January 31st.
Click here to learn more about the Young Ambassadors of PA Program!
Brought to you by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
Open to students in grades 10-12.
Applications for the 26-27 school year are being accepted April 1 through June 10, 2026.

Contact

Jessica Trobetsky

Recycling Education Manager

Email

Jessica.Trobetsky@allentownpa.gov

Events

04 Oct 2026 Out of the Darkness Walk Sunday 07:00 AM Lehigh Parkway Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

11 Oct 2026 Harvest 5K Sunday 07:00 AM Cedar Beach Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

18 Oct 2026 2026 CROP Hunger Walk Sunday 01:30 PM St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 140 S. Ott St. Allentown, PA 18104 Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

31 Oct 2026 City of Allentown Halloween Walking Parade Saturday 11:00 AM Hamilton st Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

04 Oct 2026 Collegiate Marching Band Festival Sunday 08:00 AM Cedar Beach Park Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

03 Oct 2026 Women's 5k Classic Saturday 07:30 AM Lehigh Parkway Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

03 Oct 2026 Climate Action Plan Public Forum Saturday 02:00 PM Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St Allentown Pennsylvania Read More

01 Oct 2026 Street Sweeping Thursday 12:00 AM Allentown Pennsylvania

Districts 1, 2, 3, and 9.

Resources

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