Team Up to Clean Up 2025
Team Up to Clean Up is a year-round city-wide community cleanup program that helps keep public places in our neighbourhoods clean and safe for everyone. The program provides all the tools a team needs to run a community cleanup including gloves, as well as specially marked recycling and garbage bags. You can host a clean up event on City property including parks, trails, alleyways, streets and parking lots.
There are two types of program streams to choose from when registering a clean up:
One-Time Event Stream
This stream is for those organizing a community cleanup event. Even if you host multiple events each year, you would register each event individually.
Ongoing Stream
This stream is for those looking to have supplies on hand at home for sporadic or regular litter collecting activities.
Before registering a clean-up, please review the Team Up to Clean Up handbook and/or contact cleanandgreen@hamilton.ca with questions.
Step 1: Choose a location
Select an area where you’ve noticed a lot of litter, such as:
Sporting events
Neighbourhood streets
Vacant lots or parking lots (ensure you have the owners permission)
Parks, trails or play areas
We discourage cleanup near busy streets due to safety concerns
Step 2: Set the date
Arrange a date and time that will ensure a good turnout of volunteers. Set a rain date in case of bad weather.
Step 3: Gather volunteers
Find volunteers by encouraging your friends, family and neighbours to join your cleanup event.
Step 4: Pick Up Supplies
Arrange for a volunteer to pick up your supplies (orange litter bags, clear recycling bags, gloves) from the Municipal Service Center you selected on your registration form. The Flamborough Municipal Centre, located at 163 Dundas Street East, is open Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 4:30pm. The operating hours of Hamilton’s other Municipal Service Centre locations can be found here.
To learn more about the Team Up to Clean Up program, as well as to register either a single event or reoccurring clean-up, please visit:
