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Edmonton residents, businesses and community groups are encouraged to adopt a block in their community or business area and keep it litter-free during the summer.

Adopt-a-Block volunteers can adopt the block surrounding their home or business, or any block of space in their community, such as a schoolyard or a neighbourhood park.

Adopt-a-Block volunteers may invite volunteers to join them on their rounds as team members.

You can also help by reporting graffiti to 311.
Remember, a clean and safe Edmonton is a shared responsibility. With your help, Edmonton is looking better than ever!

Sign up now to become an Adopt-a-Block block volunteer. Registrations will be accepted until April 20, 2012.

FAQ

1. Who Litters? Despite stereotypes as to who litters, research on litter behavior is unable to prove a link between littering and social and economic status, or confirm the common belief that young people litter the most

2. What is the motivation to litter? Most studies indicate that littering is a result of laziness combined with lack of pride in the environment. Almost everyone has littered at one time or another. Teens might feel they litter accidentally when they toss something at a garbage container and they miss. Adults have often thrown things out of car windows (cigarette butts, gum and food wrappers)

3. What are the general attitudes towards littering? Adults feel that litter can have a huge negative impact on their city. While teens indicate few concerns about litter, some also state that litter can have a negative impact on their city’s image.

The City of Edmonton is working to reduce and prevent graffiti vandalism to promote safer and cleaner communities. The Graffiti Management Program (GMP) is part of Capital City Clean Up.
The City of Edmonton has developed the Safe Needle Disposal Tool Kit to raise community awareness about needle safety, check it out or a play the clean up the playground game here
Edmonton residents love their clean, litter-free parks, streets and neighborhoods. Each year, citizens, community groups and businesses work with the litter-reduction and prevention programs at Capital City Clean Up to make Alberta’s capital city sparkle.
Join Edmontonians as they take 15 minutes sometime during the week of April 23 - 29 to step outside and step up and pick up some litter or report graffiti vandalism.