This UBB Cleanup will only be conducted once we reach our target purchases.

UBB needs your help getting this cleanup off the ground and trash out of the water. When you purchase a UBB product, you can choose to put your purchases toward a "dream" cleanup. Once these cleanups have enough purchases, we will make them official and let the recruitment process begin. 

The Gulf of Mexico covers about 600,000 square miles and is the ninth largest body of water in the world. It is bordered by 5 US states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas) and five Mexican states to the west (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan), and Cuba. This unique body of water is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the hemisphere and is a critical stopping point for migratory birds from the Arctic to South America.  

Kick off Earth Day Month with a cleanup at one of our favorite places in the city, Bartram's Garden. There are plenty of things to do at Bartram's Garden prior to the cleanup: spend the afternoon admiring their 18th century homestead, stroll through their wildflower meadow or search for the property's rafter of turkeys.

After the free cookout at 5 pm, United By Blue and community volunteers will hit the banks of the Schuylkill River on a quest to collect plastic bottles, Styrofoam bits, clothing, and whatever weird trash we can find. During our cleanups, we host a variety of games and competitions. Volunteers who attend three UBB Bartram's Garden cleanups qualify for a free Bartram's Garden membership.

In 1972, the United Nations declared June 5th as World Environment Day, a day around the world dedicated to celebrating positive environmental action. Combine your World Environment Day and World Oceans Day (June 8th) celebrations by helping United By Blue clean up the Schuylkill River. The cleanup will be held at Bartram's Garden, which is located at 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. All rivers eventually feed into our majestic oceans, so save our seas by cleaning up a river in your own backyard.

Bartram’s Garden’s beautiful property includes a 18^th century homestead, wildflower meadow, gardens to stroll through, wetlands, a wooded area and a community garden. Since this beautiful property is only 15 minutes from Center City, a lot of trash washes down the Schuylkill River onto the property.

Shake up your work week with a United By Blue cleanup at Bartram's Garden. Finish your day by giving back, Mother Nature will certainly be happy after the hours you will spend making our environment cleaner!

Since this historic site rests on the banks of the Schuylkill River, it is often littered with a sea of Styrofoam pieces, plastic bottles, tires, and whatever else gets carried downstream or left there.