From Canalway website

Started in 1989, RiverSweep is a one day litter cleanup that focuses on protecting the Cuyahoga River by removing garbage from the Cuyahoga River Corridor.

Volunteer registration opens in April 2026.

Over the course of 36 years, 23 thousand volunteers have helped recycle 25,248 illegally discarded tires and pick up almost 1.55 million pounds of trash. The cleanup effort has helped communities reduce public dumping and encouraged the creation of parks and trails.

The impact of RiverSweep on the community is undeniable. Within the Cuyahoga River watershed, new parks, and trails have emerged in areas formerly targeted for illegal dumping. As a result, more than 400 acres of new greenspace have been cleaned, conserved, and open to the public along with an additional 14 miles of trails.

New or expanded parks, trails, and greenways have been created from RiverSweep sites, including:

• Scranton Flats

• Hart Crane Park

• West Creek Reservation

• Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation, Rockside Rd. to Lower Harvard Ave

• Washington Reservation, trail connection along E. 49th St.

• Treadway Ravine, connects Cleveland Park with Jennings to the Towpath Trail

• Mill Creek Falls and trail, connection to Garfield Park

• Steelyard Commons, Towpath Trail Stage 2