Adopt-A-Street Celebrates 16th Anniversary and Going Strong!

Adopt-A-Street was implemented in 1995 as a volunteer litter removal program for Broward County. The unincorporated areas of Broward County were the only areas that had the program until 2003, at which time it became available countywide. Since then, 20 cities have joined, and hundreds of groups have helped remove litter from sections of roadways they adopted. The program currently covers more than 220 streets and encompasses about 180 miles of city and county roadways.

Our Mission:  Engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving our community.

Guiding Principles

As a recognized leader in community improvement, Keep America Beautiful is guided by these principles:

Education: This is the key to encouraging positive behaviors toward community improvement.

Individual Responsibility: Improving communities, their environment, and quality of life all begins with personal responsibility -- individuals becoming more engaged as citizens and stewards of the environment.

Public-Private Partnerships: Broad-based community alliances are essential to achieve sustainable community improvement.

Volunteer Action: By engaging volunteers we extend the reach of our education and multiply the impact of our actions. 

Our Focus

Keep America Beautiful changes behaviors and improves communities through a focus on:

Litter Prevention: Defining litter, identifying the causes, and reducing it by organizing cleanups, and promoting proper handling of discarded waste in our communities. Learn More

Waste Reduction and Recycling: Reducing the impact of solid waste in our communities through integrated programs including responsible consumerism, source reduction and reuse, recycling and education about landfills, composting and waste-to-energy.  Learn More

Beautification and Community Greening: Improving the visual aspects of our communities through programs that beautify and naturally clean our environment including community gardens, restoring vacant lots, highway and shoreline beautification, urban forests, native and wildflower plantings, and graffiti prevention and abatement. Learn More

Thank you for all your time, and your commitment to keeping Broward County litter-free!

Learn about other volunteer opportunities, like the Great American Cleanup.

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