Hazelwood Greenway, 2005
Allegheny CleanWays was formed in 2000 as an all-volunteer chapter under the statewide organization, Keep PA Beautiful (formerly PA CleanWays), and was guided by an advisory board. Following reorganization in 2005, the local chapter was incorporated as PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, obtained 501(c)(3) status, and grew to have paid staff with a governing board. In 2007, we adopted the simpler name “Allegheny CleanWays.”
Over the years, Allegheny CleanWays has been instrumental in partnering with community groups to remove more than 8 million pounds of debris, including more than 57,000 tires, from vacant lots, wooded hillsides, alleyways, roadsides, streams, and riverbanks. Each year, hundreds of volunteers work with us to remove trash from the landscape to improve community health and vitality.
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Past Campaigns
Immaculate Collection - 2025-26
An effort to clean and beautify the Pittsburgh region ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. The campaign brought together a community cleanup groups and financial sponsors, creating a lasting network that ensures strengthened stewardship for years to come. 
Here's Your Plastic - 2022 A project of the Plastics Collaborative that aimed to introduce residents of Allegheny County to local activities and learning resources relating to the pervasiveness of single-use plastics. This public awareness effort was conducted in the lead up to the implementation of Pittsburgh's single-use plastic bag ban ordinance. |
While we continue to partner with an expanding list of organizations to do the cleanup work, we also work on litter and illegal dumping prevention, conduct cleanup coordinator workshops, and have become active in advocating for policies to reduce the amount of trash produced, such as reducing the use of single-use plastics and making it easier for consumers to recycle electronics.
