Make a Difference Day, recognized on the fourth Saturday of October, is the largest day of volunteering in the nation. It’s a great opportunity to get out in your community to serve others. Since we started doing litter cleanups in 2021, this is our third Make a Difference Day, and like the previous two, we are holding litter cleanups over a two day period

When Waste-Free Dayton was established earlier this year as an official nonprofit organization, three focus areas were identified as critical to our mission: Reducing Plastics, Increasing Composting and Decreasing Food Waste, and Community Rejuvenation. It is that third area under which we include our monthly litter cleanup events. Organizing and mobilizing volunteers to get out into our communities is something tangible where we can see an immediate impact. It does not address the root cause of the litter - our education and awareness campaigns will hopefully help in this area - but it certainly helps with working towards healthier and safer communities. Recently, we had our largest cleanup event of the year.