{ Sign the Pledge
Designate a community leader to e-sign
thepledge. For a town, this could be a mayor;
for an organization it could be the Executive
Director, for a school it could be a principal, for
a district a supervisor, and so on.
{ A dvisory Body
Establish an informal Clean CA committee or
some other advisory body. This could also be
an existing committee.
{ Community Input
Get community input through a public
meeting, survey, special event, virtual call or
another means of gathering feedback from the
public on your community’s approach.
{ Litter Assessment
Conduct an initial litter assessment to establish
your baseline and identify litter hotspots in
your community.
{ Cleanups
Organize community cleanups. We
recommend at least 4 each year, big or small.
{ Measur e Progress
Establish metrics and measure regularly to track
your clean community’s progress. Things to
track include # of volunteers, # of cleanups,
and pounds of litter removed.
{ Community Education
Educate the broader public on the impacts
and solutions to litter by providing signage,
educational programs, or other public
awareness & behavior change strategies.
{ Y outh Education
Provide K-12 educational programs to help
inform anti-littering behaviors among the
youngest generations. Communities can
leverage the K-12 Clean CA educational
resources to meet this requirement.
{ Infrastructure
Place anti-littering infrastructure in key locations.
This can include trash and recycling bins
that are emptied regularly, or utilizing street
sweeping to clean as you go.
{ Enforcement
Establish policies, technologies or programs that
prevent or deter future littering.
{ Long-term Planning
Hash out a long-term plan or strategy to ensure
the sustainability of your efforts so that your
community stays clean.
{ Gr eening & Beautification
Complement cleanups by implementing
greening and beautification activities - plant
trees, gardens or flower beds, or create public
art to make your community more vibrant.
{ Collection Drives
Schedule or host collection drives such as
“dump days” or “amnesty days” for hard-to-
recycle or bulky items like mattresses, e-waste,
or household appliances.
{ Partnerships
Engage local stakeholders and businesses to
partner with you and support your campaign.
We recommend partnering with at least
3-5 businesses.
{ Cigar ette Litter
Provide cigarette litter receptacles to help
contain the most widely littered item on Earth.
Community Designation Checklist
To attain designation, communities must
meet at least 10 of these 15 criteria