Keep The Midlands Beautiful | Volunteer Opportunities in Columbia & Lexington, SC

For over 36 years our mission is to educate, inspire, and empower citizens to improve the places where they live, work and play through litter prevention, recycling, and beautification.

Keep the Midlands Beautiful mobilizes volunteers across Columbia and Lexington to remove litter, restore waterways, and build a cleaner community.

In 2025, we…

  • Provided supplies for 6,737 volunteers;
  • Were responsible for 817 litter pickup events;
  • Helped to remove 217,964 pounds of litter;
  • And much more!
volunteers planting a tree

Beautification

In 2025, Keep the Midlands Beautiful is installing murals in several of the 19 municipalities that we serve across Lexington and Richland counties. To recommend a mural artist, public location for a mural, or to sponsor a mural for $3,500, contact programs@kmbsc.org.

Volunteers removing litter at cleanup event

Litter Prevention

In 2025, Keep the Midlands Beautiful recruited 6,737 volunteers who spent 18,057 hours removing 217,964 pounds of litter and 708 bags of recyclables at 817 litter cleanup events.

volunteers at a shredding event

Recycling

Each year we provide six free paper shredding drop-off events for residents, we collect over 5,500 pairs of shoes for people in developing countries, we provide free recycling, trash, and cigarette containers for events, and we provide recycling education and presentations.

Volunteer Opportunities in Columbia & Lexington, SC

Looking for volunteer opportunities in Columbia, SC or Lexington, SC? KMB connects individuals and groups with litter cleanup events, recycling initiatives, and beautification projects across the Midlands.

Complete this form at least ONE WEEK in advance to borrow free litter removal supplies including litter grabbers, safety vests, cloth gloves, and trash bags.

Submit a short report card after each litter pick-up to document the number of volunteers, hours spent and the number of bags of litter collected.  This helps us receive crucial funding to provide supplies for you at no charge.

Get Involved in Your Community

KMB Program Spotlight

volunteer trash pick up

Lake Sweep River Sweep

Register now for this year’s Lake Sweep River Sweep to be held Sept. 19 and throughout the month of September! Join Keep the Midlands Beautiful and our event partners as we remove litter from Lake Murray, nearby roadways, and about 80 waterways across Lexington and Richland Counties, all while having fun in the sun. We’ll provide supplies, t-shirts, and prizes. Participate alone or with a group. All ages welcome.

Learn more and register here by Sept. 5.

KMB Partners