Join Keep Albuquerque Beautiful and the City’s Solid Waste Management Department on Saturday, October 28, 2023 for the fifth annual Junk Jog - a "plogging" event. Plogging, a combination of jogging and picking up litter, began several years ago as an organized activity in Sweden because of growing concerns about marine debris and litter. Keep Albuquerque Beautiful, alongside the City Solid Waste Management are bringing this trend back to the Southwest by inspiring Burquenos to help make our communities cleaner, safer, healthier, and more beautiful.

Ploggers will have the opportunity to jog a 1-mile loop (or more if they choose) while picking up litter along two Bosque trails near Central and Sunset. Participants are invited to register as individuals or to form Junk Jog teams to help keep Albuquerque’s Bosque beautiful.

Each plogger will receive a plastic garbage bag, gloves, and a litter grabber to pick up the trash, as well as an official t-shirt. At water stops along the route, volunteers will cheer participants on and help ploggers exchange filled garbage bags for new bags. At the end of the jog, each plogger’s trash bags will be counted. Prizes will be given to the top three individuals and groups that collect the most litter.

Want to participate as a plogger? Click here to download the registration form.

Want to volunteer and help us out with this event? Click here.

Everyone will be receiving a free shirt in their chosen size, though sizes can't be guaranteed after October 10 due to shipping deadlines. The deadline to register as either a plogger or volunteer is Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 5 p.m.