Philly Spring Cleanup Day

Rain last weekend postponed the cleanup event. The Philadelphia Streets Department announced a Fall cleanup, creatively named the “Philly Spring Cleanup-Fall Edition.” It was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 1st but is being rescheduled for October 8th due to the...

Philadelphians are sick of litter and the lack of leadership to do anything about it. Is it our time to help? Tomorrow, the Streets Department is hosting the annual Philly Spring Cleanup, the “largest single-day, citywide cleanup in the US.”...

Grab some trash bags and team up with your fellow community members to keep the streets clean. The 12th annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day is taking place this Saturday, April 6th, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. If you...

The Streets Dept JUST Announced that the Philadelphia Spring Cleanup Day is moved to next Saturday, April 14th due to the inclement weather forecast. This gives you another week to figure out where to help out a project. Visit Philly...

Join the Fairmount Civic Association for our 6th annual Spring Cleanup, in conjunction with the Philly Spring Cleanup. Volunteers will meet at the playground at 22nd and Brown to receive supplies such as gloves, trash bags, and rakes. We will...

The City of Philadelphia Streets Department will hold the 10th annual Philly Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 8th from 9 AM to 2 PM. Last year’s Philly Spring Clean Up 2016 removed over 600,000 pounds of trash from the streets of...

Want to give back to your community? We’ve got a day in April for ya. The Philadelphia Streets Department announced that registration for the 9th Annual Spring Cleanup Day is now open! You pick a project and can pick up supplies...

The 8th Annual Spring Cleanup Day is happening on Saturday, April 11th. Want to host a cleanup site? Submit a project at Streets Department’s website by Friday, March 27th. Want to join a cleanup site? Search the Philly Spring Cleanup...

The 7th annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day was on Saturday, April 5th. Over 14,000 volunteers helped pick up 970,900 lbs of trash and 29,940 lbs of recycled materials. Pretty awesome, right Philly? GPB has been hosting a park cleanup at the 8th & Poplar fields for the past 3 years, when anywhere from 7-25 volunteers arrive to pick up trash, dispose of empty 40's, and ultimately better our community. While the volunteers that show up are great, I've noticed the majority of faces helping out are community groups, sustainability professionals and personal friends. Read on for my observations, after the jump!