Community Cleanup Challenge

Download the Litterati app and join the MSU Science Festival’s statewide Cleanup Challenge to help pick up trash in your neighborhoods while contributing to data on Michigan litter.   

While you clean up trash and litter, you can add geo-tagged photos of what you find and add them to the MSU Science Festival’s Litterati challenge. See how much litter you can clean up throughout the month of April! You’ll join hundreds of Michigan community members just like you who are dedicated to keeping Michigan nature clear of refuse.  

Your observations will contribute to open data that helps scientists learn more about what types of litter are most common and where it is most concentrated. The more we know about litter, the more empowered we are to prevent it.  

How to Get Started  

Step 1. Download the Litterati App from the Google Play or Apple App Store 

Step 2. Join the MSU SciFest Cleanup Challenge using code SCIFEST25.  

Step 3. During the month of April, join a local cleanup event or go out on your own to pick up trash in your neighborhood. Be sure to log your trash observations in the Litterati app.  

Step 4. Have fun and invite your friends and family to join the challenge to see who can clean up the most trash!  

More information, including Litterati guides and resources and community cleanup events coming soon!