City of Toronto Mayor calls on Torontonians to participate in Canada’s largest municipal cleanup
Mayor Olivia Chow today launched the City of Toronto’s 2026 Clean Toronto Together campaign, calling on residents, schools, businesses and community groups to help clean up public spaces across Toronto, from Friday, April 24, to Sunday, April 26.
The annual event is Canada’s largest municipal cleanup, attracting more than 15,000 Torontonians across 600 events. It invites people of all ages to spend as little as 20 minutes picking up litter in parks, ravines, sidewalks, laneways and along the waterfront.
Residents are encouraged to register their cleanup by Wednesday, April 22 on the City’s Clean Toronto Together webpage: toronto.ca/CleanToronto. Once registration has been confirmed, the City will send an email that includes safety tips, disposal instructions, and a list of locations where supplies can be picked up, such as garbage bags and gloves.
Spring cleanup work already underway
City crews have been busy cleaning streets, parks and public spaces across Toronto in the weeks leading up to Clean Toronto Together.
The City has already deployed litter street sweepers, litter vacuums, power washers and other equipment to clear debris, clean graffiti and repair damage caused over the winter.
The City’s spring cleanup activities include:
-Cleaning up illegally dumped trash
-Street sweeping and cleaning up streets
-Picking up litter in parks
-Clearing trash caught on fencing
-Pothole repair blitzes
-Cleaning and fixing up bike lanes
The City’s spring cleanup operations have so far collected 35,000 kilograms of litter from public spaces — the equivalent of approximately 35 large dumpsters.
Residents can do their part to help keep Toronto clean and safe all year round by ensuring trash goes in the proper bins when out in public, and not on the ground, and reporting overflowing bins to the City by calling 311, via the 311 Toronto app or at www.toronto.ca/311.
Learn more about the many City of Toronto programs that encourage reducing garbage and litter: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/long-term-waste-strategy/why-do-we-need-a-waste-strategy
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“Torontonians deserve clean and welcoming parks and public spaces. In recent weeks, City crews have removed the equivalent of 35 large dumpsters worth of litter from public spaces, and counting, to give Toronto a good spring cleaning. Every year, City staff, volunteers, and organizers come together for Clean Toronto Together, Canada’s largest municipal clean up. I invite everyone to join us this weekend and spend 20 minutes tidying up local parks and trails so everyone can enjoy them.”
– Mayor Olivia Chow
