Nothing is more spectacular than the fall colours in and around Ottawa. This September, help make those views in your community even more enjoyable by registering for Cleaning the Capital.
Thanks to nearly 42,000 participants, the spring campaign was a big success with 1,034 projects registered and approximately 33,000 kilograms of waste collected. Since Cleaning the Capital began in 1994, over 1.5 million volunteers have participated, and it is estimated that over 1.2 million kilograms of waste has been removed from our public spaces.
Registration is now open until Tuesday, October 1 and can easily be done online. You can choose from a variety of public spaces to help clean up, such as community parks, roadsides, and shorelines.
Here are some important dates for the fall campaign:
- Thursday, August 15: Registration opens
- Sunday, September 15 to Tuesday, October 15: Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign
- Tuesday, October 1: Registration closes
- Friday, November 1: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report
Starter cleanup kits are available upon request. To learn more about the campaign or register your project, visit ottawa.ca/clean.
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