Take pride in where you live: Join the community cleanup and help keep Clarington litter-free

Get involved and join your neighbours and friends from April 17 to 23 to help keep Clarington litter-free. Let’s work together to clear garbage and recycling that’s accumulated over the winter and ensure our neighbourhoods, local parks, green spaces, and trails are beautiful and safe for everyone to enjoy.

To organize a cleanup in your neighbourhood, email operations@clarington.net. Let us know which park, trail, or green space you’ll be cleaning and how many people will be helping out. We’ll provide garbage bags and gloves and coordinate the disposal of the collected waste.

If you can’t join the big clean in April, we can help support your cleanup efforts year-round.

Don’t forget to share the results of your hard work on social media by tagging us on Twitter (@ClaringtonON) or Facebook (@MunofClarington).

When we all pitch in, together, we can make a big difference.

Other cleanup events in Clarington

• Operation Clean Sweep
  Port of Newcastle, Bond Head, and Samuel Wilmot Nature Areas
  Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 10 a.m. to noon
  Learn more about this event.
• Cleanup at Bowmanville and Soper Creek Valleys (three locations)
  Bowmanville Valley South (parking lot off Baseline Road)
  Bowmanville Valley North (parking lot off Roenigk Drive)
  Soper Creek (South entrance behind the Visual Arts Centre off Simpson Avenue)
  Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 9 to 11 a.m.
  Learn more about this event.

Cleanup safety tips:

• Wear gloves while picking up waste.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Immediately wash or sanitize your hands when you’re done collecting waste.
• Supervise children and don’t let children wander off alone.
• Avoid unsafe areas such as railway tracks, creeks, riverbanks and roadways.
• Do not pick up dangerous items like needles, broken glass, hazardous waste or dead animals. Please email operations@clarington.net to let us know the location of these items, and we will arrange for safe disposal.