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From the Field • 2026 Cleanup Update
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From the Field
Two waterways. 150 tons of trash. Gone.
This spring, United by Blue — with the help of partners like
GreenFi
and our community — pulled more than
305,000 pounds of tires, appliances, and
construction debris out of two Pennsylvania waterways that feed the Delaware River, a
source of Philadelphia’s drinking water. That haul pushed our all-time cleanup
total past 5.6 million pounds. Want in on the
next one? It starts with a $20 kit.
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Get Involved
Clean up. Get your $20 back.
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Want in on the next cleanup — wherever you are? Grab a United by Blue Cleanup
Kit. It’s $20 and packs a reusable trash
bag, work gloves, a bandana, and a carry pouch, all made from recycled materials.
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Clean up anywhere — a beach, creek, park, trail, or your own block.
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Post a photo with your kit and tag @unitedbyblue.
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Email the photo to
[email protected],
and we’ll send you a $20 off code.
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A cleanup kit, an afternoon outside, and your $20 back. Free(ish).
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We’ll email your $20 off code once we verify your photo.
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Where We Worked
Two cleanups, one watershed
What 150 tons of trash looks like once it’s out of the water.
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Pennypack Creek • NE Philadelphia
An illegal dumpsite had buried a creek-side channel under roughly
150 tons of construction debris, furniture,
appliances, and tires. Working with
GreenFi
and five City of Philadelphia departments, we cleared it out, reopened the drainage
feeding Pennypack Creek, and added fencing and cameras so it stays clean.
Read the Pennypack story →
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John Heinz NWR at Tinicum • Philadelphia
At the country’s first urban national wildlife refuge, volunteers waded
straight into Tinicum Marsh to haul out tires and trash by hand — restoring
habitat for the herons, turtles, and migratory birds that call it home.
Read the John Heinz story →
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Go Further
Fund the next cleanup
In 2025, we launched Waves of Change, a
fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund — a registered 501(c)(3)
nonprofit. It’s how we scale cleanups like Pennypack and John Heinz beyond what
any single product can fund. If you’d like to do more than shop, you can give
directly — and every tax-deductible dollar goes straight to the water.
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Donations are tax-deductible through Social Good Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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1 Product Purchased =
1 Pound of Trash Removed
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Change Comes in Waves
5,329,605
5,635,105
LBS CLEANED TO DATE
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