Bozeman Clean-Up Week: Lend a Hand

Bozeman’s 2026 CleanUp Week started Saturday, April 25, and runs through Saturday, May 3, with the city asking residents to pick up litter and dog waste around town. (bozeman.net) The City of Bozeman says volunteers can join as individuals or groups and register online through the city’s CleanUp Week form. (bozeman.net 1) (bozeman.net 2) Cleanup kits were available at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day Festival at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 25, with pickup scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The kits include gloves, safety vests, yellow bags and instructions. (bozeman.net) The city says volunteers who missed the festival can request kit delivery through the registration form and still clean up during the week on their own schedules. (bozeman.net 1) (bozeman.net 2) Participants can follow suggested route maps from the city or choose their own parks, streets or neighborhoods that need attention. The city asks volunteers to use yellow bags for trash and green bags for recyclables. (bozeman.net) When bags are full, volunteers are told to leave them on the curb, where Bozeman’s Solid Waste Division will collect them during the week. (bozeman.net) The city ties the annual cleanup to spring runoff, saying litter and pet waste that built up over winter can wash into Bozeman’s rivers and streams as rains and snowmelt begin. (bozeman.net) Bozeman also set four vest return sites for the week: Bozeman Public Library at 626 E. Main St., City Hall at 121 N. Rouse Ave., the Stiff Building at 20 E. Olive Ave., and the City Shops Complex at 814 N. Bozeman Ave. (bozeman.net) The event is paired with Gallatin Valley Earth Day programming, which the city said includes speakers, a fun run, animal tracking workshops and other April events. (bozeman.net) For residents who miss this week, the city says its Solid Waste Division runs a year-round cleanup program and lists a phone number, 406-582-3237, and an email contact for signups. (bozeman.net)