1. acts of cleaning or making something clean and tidy
Usage: plural of cleanup
2. organized efforts to remove pollution or contamination from an area
Usage: environmental context

Examples

• The neighborhood organized several cleanups of the local park.
• After the storm, multiple cleanups were needed throughout the city.
• Environmental cleanups can take years to complete.
• The company funded cleanups of polluted waterways.
• Spring cleanups help prepare gardens for planting season.
• Beach cleanups remove tons of plastic waste each year.