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Empower Your Trek.
Clean The World.

Trek. Collect. Respect.

CleanTrekTM introduces the world’s first (patent pending) trekking pole attachments for effortless litter removal. Our lightweight Grabber and Collector seamlessly connect to your poles, enabling you to pick up and store trash without missing a step.

We have plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign on Earth Day (April 22nd, 2025)! To be notified on launch so that you can get your own Grabber and/or Collector, put your email below! More info here.

The Kickstarter campaign hasn’t launched yet, but the pre-launch page is open here:

Engage with CleanTrek on social media here:

If you have a few extra minutes, you could really help me by joining the Interest List! This helps me measure demand and collect feedback from potential customers like you!

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Kickstarter Prelaunch Announcement

Get the scoop on the latest product features, and see these litter cleanup tools in action for yourself! Also, hear from the founder, John McShane, about the upcoming Kickstarter and the story behind these products!

As you can see, there’s a lot left to do! If you believe in CleanTrek’s mission and want to see it become a reality, please join our Interest List, donate, and/or reach out!

Data-Driven Impact

In 2020, a report estimated that 49.6 billion pieces of litter lined US roadways and waterways, with 88% measuring 4 inches or less. With 330 million US residents in 2020, each person would only have to pick up 152 pieces of litter to eliminate all of it.

At the 2023 Yosemite FaceLift, 1,501 volunteers dedicated 12,151 hours across five days to remove a whopping 10,432 lbs of litter from Yosemite National Park. Astoundingly, this represents just 0.023% of the total hours spent by visitors at Yosemite that year. Imagine if just 1% of all visitors cleaned up litter while exploring the park—that's equivalent to 43 FaceLift events!

Moral of the story: every little bit counts! CleanTrek’s mission is to get as many people as possible to clean up litter, even if it’s just a few small pieces at a time. If we all act, we can make a huge impact.

Sources:

[1] Keep America Beautiful. (2021, May). Keep America Beautiful 2020 National Litter Study Summary Report.

[2] Yosemite Climbing Association. (2023). Yosemite Facelift 20th Anniversary. (click here for info about Facelift events!)

[3] National Park Service. (2023). Monthly Public Use Report for Yosemite National Park.

Contact Us

Please don’t be shy to reach out! All feedback is welcomed and highly valuable. Feel free to drop me a line here, or just email me at john.mcshane@clean-trek.com.

By the way, I’m not hiring at the moment, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a place for you on my team in the future! I’ll also gratefully accept advice or expertise in business, marketing, engineering, etc. if you’re willing to lend a hand. I’m open to discussing sponsorships/partnerships as well.