2026 Shoal Creek Shopping Cart Corral

Join Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin Resource Recovery, and Austin Watershed Protection for the 4th Annual Shoal Creek Shopping Cart Corral presented by H-E-B!

This event is inspired by the Austin Watershed Protection Department’s Trash in Creeks field study that found over 500 shopping carts throughout Austin’s creeks in early 2022. If you have participated in SCC’s volunteer cleanups, you have likely spotted hard-to-reach shopping carts or have pulled one or two out of Shoal Creek. The corral is our chance to round up the rest. During the 2025’s Shopping Cart Corral, over 80 volunteers, WPD staff, and ARR staff at 6 locations along Shoal Creek, and in just 2 hours, collectively removed 9 shopping carts, 170 bags of litter, and lots of large bulky items like 5 mattresses, 7 wooden pallets, rugs, tarps, a stroller, a full-size basketball goal, and so much more! These efforts removed a staggering 5,000 pounds of litter from Shoal Creek!

Don't miss your chance to roll up your sleeves, jump in, and round 'em up with us this year! Volunteer registration opens on August 1st. Visit shoalcreekevent.com for more info.