Alabama People Against A Littered State (PALS) is dedicated to making our state more beautiful by sponsoring programs focused on cleaning up litter in Alabama’s streets, streams, campuses and coastlines. Below is the impact of that effort.
Millions in taxpayer dollars saved by PALS in litter control each year!
“Don’t Drop it on Alabama” Spring Clean-Up
- 64 counties involved in 2025
- 155,000 bags distributed in 2025
- Over 800 Tons of litter collected in 2025
Adopt-A-Mile Program
- 925 sponsors
- 846 locations
- 938 miles adopted
Adopt-A-Stream Program
- Eliminating litter at stream crossings in Alabama
- Over 300 streams protected statewide
Clean Campus Program
- Thousands of students educated each year on litter prevention
- Bags & grabbers provided to all member schools
- Contests for students & schools
- Over $3,000 in scholarships given each year
Coastal Clean-Up
- 38 years and growing
- Over 116,000 volunteers have participated over the years
- Over 7,000 miles of shoreline have been cleaned
- Over 1.8 million pounds of trash and debris have been cleaned from our shores
Governor’s Awards
- 65 individual and group awards given in 2025.