What to know
- Toronto’s annual Clean Toronto Together campaign runs this weekend, inviting residents to help clean parks, streets, and public spaces
- More than 15,000 volunteers are expected to participate across over 600 locations citywide
- Residents have until Wednesday to register, with supplies and safety instructions provided by the city
- City crews have already collected about 35,000 kilograms of litter in preparation for the spring cleanup
Canada’s largest municipal spring cleanup is about to get underway in Toronto, and the city is calling on volunteers to help make its streets shine.
On Monday, Mayor Olivia Chow announced that the annual Clean Toronto Together will take place across the city this weekend, from Friday through Sunday. The initiative is one of the largest of its kind in the country, drawing more than 15,000 volunteers to over 600 locations.
The cleanup brings together residents and community groups to tidy up parks, streets, and other public spaces throughout the city.
Those interested in volunteering have until Wednesday to register through the city’s Clean Toronto Together website. Once registered, participants will receive an email with safety guidelines, disposal instructions, and details on where to pick up supplies.
In preparation, city crews have already spent several weeks cleaning parks, streets, and public areas to make the effort more manageable for volunteers.
Their work has included deploying street sweepers, litter vacuums, and power washers, as well as removing graffiti and repairing winter-related damage.
So far, spring cleanup operations have collected approximately 35,000 kilograms of litter from public spaces.
“Torontonians deserve clean and welcoming parks and public spaces,” Chow said in a news release. “In recent weeks, City crews have removed the equivalent of 35 large dumpsters of litter, and counting, to give Toronto a fresh start this spring.”
