Clean and Green: Elevate the Scene - Fall
It's clean-up time! Grab your gloves, roll up your sleeves, and let's get ready to ELEVATE Prince George's County! Join "Clean and Green: Elevate the Scene," a countywide beautification initiative that drives our beautification efforts. Rally your friends, community groups, and neighbors to elevate our spaces into showcases of pride and beauty. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and be sure to register by Friday, October 16, 2026. Let’s come together, have fun, and make our community shine!
Spring 2026 Event: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. - 12 Noon
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 16, 2026
Download our flyers and spread the word:
Clean & Green Fall 2026 Spanish
Message from the County Executive
Prince George’s County Residents,
As fall brings a season of renewal and reset, I am inviting residents from North, Central, and South County to join us for our bi-annual Countywide Beautification Event, Clean and Green: Elevate the Scene.
A clean, welcoming, and vibrant Prince George’s County remains a top priority of my administration. Over the past year, we launched the Countywide Litter and Beautification Blitz, introduced Project Elevate, and started new initiatives that elevate neighborhoods throughout the county.
Illegal dumping and litter continue to challenge neighborhoods across Prince George’s County. Our County agencies, contractors, and Strike Force 3-1-1 teams have worked diligently to respond, restore public spaces, and address long-standing concerns. But keeping our County clean cannot rest on government alone. Litter does not simply appear—it is left behind, intentionally or unintentionally—and each of us has a role in protecting the beauty of our communities.
So we’re calling on you! This is your chance to gather your neighbors (or volunteer individually), choose a location that matters to you, and make a visible difference in your own community. Together, we can strengthen neighborhood pride, protect our shared spaces, and continue elevating the quality of life throughout Prince George’s County.
Join us for Clean and Green: Elevate the Scene – Fall!
Saturday, October 24, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
The Department of Public Works and Transportation will provide all necessary supplies, including:
- Mulch and plant material
- Gloves
- Garbage Bags
- Safety Vests
- Litter Grabbers
- Litter Track Training
- Tree planting workshops
Registration deadline: Friday, October 16, 2026
I encourage you to sign up, show up, and be part of the change you want to see.I look forward to working alongside you this fall. Thank you for helping us elevate Prince George’s County and making it the cleanest, greenest community in Maryland!
Sincerely,
Aisha N. Braveboy
Prince George's County Executive
Important Dates
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 16
PGCLitterTRAK Trainings
Sign up for one of the upcoming training sessions to get ready for the spring Clean and Green: Elevate the Scene event on October 24, 2026!
All sessions are being held virtually every Tuesday in October at 6 p.m. on the following dates:
October 6
Oct 13
Oct 20
PGCLitterTRAK Training Registration
After registering for Clean and Green: Elevate the Scene you will be guided to the PGCLitterTRAK signup page to select the training date of your choice.
Learn more about PGCLitterTRAK!
SOURCE REDUCTION TIP: Instead of landfilling food scraps, please compost!
Supplies
Your group will be provided with gloves, trash bags, litter grabbers, and safety vests. Please leave your filled trash bags along the curbside of the roadways you identify to be cleaned. The Department of Public Works and Transportation will pick up the trash bags.
- Mulch
- Gloves
- Garbage Bags
- Safety Vests
- Litter Grabbers
- Litter Track Training
Litter Supply and Mulch Pickup
- Monday, October 19 - Friday, October 23................................... 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 21 ............................................................... 4 - 8 p.m.
- Saturday, October 24 .................................................................... 8 a.m. - 12 Noon
The Tree Planting Workshop Dates:
- Thursday, October 15, 5 p.m. ............................................. Bladensburg Waterfront Park (4601 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg, MD 20710)
- Tuesday, October 20, 5 p.m. ................................................................... Tucker Road Community Center (1771 Tucker Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744)
- Thursday, October 22, 5 p.m. .................................................................... PG County DPWT Offices (9400 Peppercorn Pl, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774)
Design services are not available for this event; however, the links below are provided to assist volunteers with managing their plant placements.
Landscape Planning | University of Maryland Extension
Landscaping for the Home Garden | University of Maryland Extension
Miss Utility of Maryland: Dig Safely with Locate Requests
Pickup is at Department of Public Works and Transportation:
MOC Building, 8400 D'Arcy, Forestville, MD 20747
Please return all litter grabbers and unused supplies to the Office of Highway Maintenance, Special Services Division, 8400 D'Arcy Road, Forestville, MD 20774 the week following Growing Green with Pride for use in future clean-up events. Additional instructions will be provided during equipment pick up.
Volunteers
Required Permission Slips
All participants under the age of 18 must bring a signed permission slip to participate in the day's event. Please coordinate with your parent or guardian to have this completed, printed, and signed.
Community Service Hours
Prince George's County Public Schools students who would like to earn service-learning hours by volunteering at the community clean-up may request forms and establish group information from their school's guidance office and have them signed by the cleanup coordinator at their assigned group/community cleanup site.