cleanup drive
Community trash collection
A cleanup drive is an organized event where volunteers gather to collect litter and debris from a public area—a beach, park, riverbank, or neighborhood.
The term emphasizes collective action toward environmental improvement: The community organized a cleanup drive after the festival.
Common in environmental activism and civic programs.
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- giving backContributing to others' welfare
- good deedBenevolent act
- litterScattered waste or debris
trash · plastic bottles · community · garbage · garbage bags · sweep · collect · environment · beach · streets · bags · gloves · safety vests · recycle · waste · organize · neighborhood · park
- community effortscommunity garden, neighborhood watch, block party, volunteer work, volunteering
- community servicefood pantry, Peace Corps, soup kitchen, AmeriCorps, homeless shelter
cleanup driveillegal dumping
Unlawful waste disposal
fly-tipping · littering · dumping · toxic spill · environmental contamination
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