United By Blue Cobbs Creek Cleanup – Philadelphia

Join United By Blue, the Philadelphia Water Department, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and community partners for a Community Cleanup of Cobbs Creek. We’re collaborating with local community groups to clean up the Cobbs Creek banks and trail system, and we invite the support of volunteers to join us in this effort. Come out and volunteer with us by picking up trash before it has the chance to enter the creek and flow into the Delaware River, where it is harder to recover and a greater threat to wildlife.

Meet us at the intersection of Thomas Ave and Cobbs Creek Parkway to get geared up and head out with your volunteer team. All cleanup supplies will be provided by United By Blue, including gloves, bags, and safety materials. Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting a bit dirty. Please bring your own reusable water bottle filled – we’ll have water to refill as needed.

United By Blue will adhere to all local regulations pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. This event is fully outdoors and efforts will be made to keep volunteer groups spread out. Please bring a mask with you for close proximity situations. Our reusable cleanup supplies are industrially cleaned between uses, but we welcome volunteers to bring their own supplies if they feel more comfortable.

After the cleanup, stick around to hear from our awesome partner organizations on the work they’re doing to keep Cobbs Creek clean year round. There will be games, giveaways, and snacks to celebrate your impact! All United By Blue cleanups are family friendly and ability inclusive. If you have anticipate needing ability-related accommodations, please contact cleanup@unitedbyblue.com ahead of time.

Help us bring our mission of removing a pound of trash from waterways for every product we sell to life by joining us for this cleanup!

Special thanks to our event partners for bringing this cleanup to life:

Philadelphia Water Dept.

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful

Academy of Natural Sciences