Join the Thanks+Giving Cleanup on
Saturday, November 21, from 9 a.m. to noon
The Silver City Pick It Up-Toss No Más program is inviting community members to celebrate the season of gratitude at its Thanks+Giving Community Litter Cleanup on Saturday, November 21. As 2026 draws to a close, Silver City Pick It Up-Toss No Más is using its final monthly cleanup of the year to show appreciation for our shared home by working together to keep Silver City's streets, parks, waterways, and public spaces clean and beautiful. Whether you're looking for a meaningful way to give back before the holidays or simply want to spend a crisp fall morning outdoors with your neighbors, a few hours of volunteer effort can add up. Together, we can make a lasting difference in our community.
Volunteers can join the cleanup anytime between 9 a.m. and noon to hunt down litter and debris throughout the Silver City area. Bring your friends, family, and gratitude for our community as we wrap up another year of working together to keep Silver City litter-free. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, and every helping hand makes a difference!
As we gather with loved ones and reflect on what we're thankful for this season, let's remember the natural spaces, clean waterways, and welcoming public places that make our community special. Unfortunately, litter can spoil these shared spaces, threaten wildlife, and wash into local waterways. By picking up litter and preventing it from accumulating in the first place, we can help protect the environment and show our appreciation for the community we share.
This Thanks+Giving, let's turn gratitude into action! Join Silver City Pick It Up-Toss No Más for our final community cleanup of the year and help us give something back to the place we call home.
Volunteers should bring a refillable water bottle and wear closed-toe shoes, a sun hat, and sunscreen. Youth ages 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children under 12 are not permitted on state highways during cleanup activities.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation assists with hauling collected trash to the landfill.
Silver City Pick It Up-Toss No Más is a volunteer-driven program. Since October 2021, more than 1,270 volunteers have removed over 37,171 pounds of trash, debris, and recyclables from Silver City roads, neighborhoods, parks and open spaces, and riparian areas. Every cleanup makes a difference. Removing litter protects wildlife, keeps trash out of local waterways, improves the appearance and safety of public spaces, and helps build a culture in which keeping our community clean becomes everyone's responsibility.
Community members can also make a year-round commitment by adopting a roadway or waterway, participating in the Pick It Up-Toss No Más Business Pledge Program, or organizing their own neighborhood or community cleanup. Pick It Up-Toss No Más can provide guidance and, when available, supplies such as trash pickers, bags, and gloves to help community members organize their own events.
Monthly Pick It Up-Toss No Más cleanup events are held on the third Saturday of each month.
Learn more, sign up to volunteer, and find information about litter prevention, recycling, solid waste disposal, the Business Pledge Program, and Adopt-A-Roadway and Adopt-A-Waterway opportunities at www.silvercitytossnomas.org.
Pick It Up-Toss No Más community cleanup events are sponsored by the Town of Silver City, New Mexico Clean and Beautiful, Silver City Watershed Keepers, Silver City Recycles, Silver City MainStreet, SWNMACT, Southwest Solid Waste Authority, Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce, and the New Mexico Department of Transportation's Que Linda Program.
To learn more about Pick It Up-Toss No Más community cleanups, contact Alesia Hallmark at 575-538-8078 or
Together, we can keep Silver City clean, beautiful, and litter-free.
