Seattle Spring Clean Starts This Saturday

Spring Clean, April 5 – May 31, is Seattle's premier clean up event and part of Mayor Greg Nickels' Clean and Green Seattle Initiative. Now in its 22nd year, Spring Clean provides opportunities for citizens to clean up Seattle's public open spaces of their choice with city support.

Activities
Typical volunteer projects include litter pick ups, invasive plant removal, storm drain stenciling, graffiti removal, and general area beautification.

Free Help
City support includes planning assistance, tools, gloves, safety vests, disposal bags, transfer station passes, and waste pick ups.

If you have a project that needs some clean up work, as long as it is on City of Seattle property, we can help!

Sign Up
If you are interested in participating in Spring Clean, please complete and mail in the registration form (pdf) to be eligible for resource support.

From Seattle.Gov

It's time for Seattle's "Spring Clean"

SEATTLE — Spring has arrived and Seattleites are gearing up to take part in the city’s longest-running neighborhood program – Spring Clean.

Mayor Greg Nickels is calling on residents, schools and businesses to sign up and participate in Spring Clean 2008, combining the energy and enthusiasm of the community with city resources to make Seattle's neighborhoods beautiful.

“Most people want to make a difference in their community,” said Mayor Greg Nickels. “Spring Clean is a great opportunity to get out and meet your neighbors and keep our city clean and livable.”

Spring Clean, now in its 22nd year, runs from Saturday, April 5 through Saturday, May 31, and is part of Mayor Nickels’ Clean & Green Seattle Initiative. City officials estimate more than 10,000 volunteers have participated in recent years.

Spring Clean activities include painting out graffiti, picking up litter and illegally dumped materials, stenciling storm drains, cleaning school yards, removing invasive plants in (planting strips and traffic circles) and planting trees.

The City of Seattle supports these neighborhood efforts with bags, free disposal, tools, and help with project design, publicity, and volunteer recruitment. Spring Clean information, including neighborhood cleanup activities and sign-up packets, is available by calling (206) 233-7187 or by visiting Spring Clean.

Spring Clean partners include: Seattle Public Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Department of Neighborhoods, and Seattle Department of Transportation.

In addition to providing more than 1.4 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area with a reliable water supply, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region's environmental resources.