Baltimore County Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge prompts record-breaking 690 cleanups

TOWSON, MD—Twenty-seven Baltimore County public schools have been awarded a total of $43,000 in environmental grants after a record-breaking year for the Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge, an initiative aimed at removing trash from local communities and waterways. During the past year’s challenge, 8,019 volunteers from schools and community groups conducted 690 cleanups, collecting 3,702 bags of trash. This debris […]

11th anniversary of Clean Green 15 partnership celebrates keeping schools and Baltimore County clean and green

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools this week awarded $43,000 in environmental literacy grants to 27 schools, marking the 11th anniversary of its “Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge” program and kicking off the next year’s competition. The annual Clean Green 15 competition encourages schools and volunteers to conduct quick, 15-minute local litter cleanup events. During the 2024-25 school year, 27 county […]

Perry Hall, Carney schools win prizes in 2024 Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge

TOWSON, MD—On Tuesday, twenty-four Baltimore County Public Schools were awarded $38,000 in environmental literacy grants for their outstanding clean-up initiatives during Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge. During this year’s challenge, 6,874 volunteers from schools and community-based groups conducted a record-breaking 502 clean-ups, filling 3,228 bags with litter that could have made its way into streams and the Chesapeake Bay. Since […]

Team BCPS Clean Green 15 partnership awards $22,000 to BCPS schools for keeping schools and county clean and green

TOWSON, MD—With participation growing across the county, the annual Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge on June 7, 2023 honored the efforts of hundreds of Baltimore County students, schools, and community volunteers, whose combined anti-litter efforts helped to beautify and keep clean their schools and neighborhoods. The annual Clean Green 15 competition challenges schools and volunteers to engage in […]

County Executive Olszewski announces Baltimore County Litter Blitz 2023 this Saturday

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski is calling on Baltimore County residents and organizations to help reduce the litter that degrades our communities and threatens our waterways. BaltCo Litter Blitz — a grassroots outreach effort that begins on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023 — invites groups of any size in Baltimore County to “team up to tackle litter” by hosting […]

Schools in Nottingham, Perry Hall, Carney, Rosedale recognized in Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge

TOWSON, MD— Baltimore County’s land and waterways are significantly cleaner this year thanks to those who generously volunteered their time for the Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge. More than 5,200 student and community volunteers and 63 schools participated in 456 litter cleanups throughout Baltimore County during 2021-2022, making this a record year for the annual challenge. The challenge, […]

Rosedale Center Middle/High School wins Honorable Mention in Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge

ROSEDALE, MD—Rosedale Center Middle/High School has won an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams, and Debbie Phelps – Executive Director of The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools – on Tuesday morning announced that 17 public schools were winners in […]

Seventeen schools win Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge

TOWSON, MD – Some 5,000 students and community volunteers have made Baltimore County a cleaner and greener place by participating in this year’s Team Baltimore County Public Schools Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge. County Executive Johnny Olszewski, BCPS Superintendent Verletta White, and Debbie Phelps – Executive Director of the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools – announced Thursday morning […]