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Clean City Strategy

Keep Hamilton Clean & Green logo


The Clean City Strategy was developed by Public Works staff and endorsed by Hamilton City Council in 2007 to collectively promote community and City of Hamilton projects, programs and initiatives focused on the remediation, containment and avoidance of litter and graffiti in our community.

The aim of the Clean City Strategy is to encourage behaviours and attitudes conducive to a cleaner, healthier and safer community.This promotional strategy hopes to achieve the vision of a community that works together to create a social and aesthetic environment in which graffiti, litter and associated criminal behaviours are repressed.

The goal of the program is for Hamilton to be known as the cleanest community in Canada.

To view the Clean City Strategy report to Council, click here.

Clean City Strategy Components

The Clean City Strategy builds on existing programs, initiatives and community support by adding strategic program components that leverage resources and cooperation from all stakeholders and citizens to improve the City’s image and pride.

Strategic coordination of community volunteer resources and City resources will provide taxpayers with better value by moving from remediation to avoidance. The result should be the ability for Public Works staff to direct resources currently used in the remediation of litter and graffiti to other priority infrastructure needs.

For more information on the Clean City initiative's components, explore the following links:

Take action with Hamilton's Clean & Green programs ...

Tim Hortons Team Up to Clean Up logo



Register for theTim Hortons Team Up to Clean Up Spring Event 2012

Tim Hortons Team Up to Clean Up Spring Event is a major city-wide community cleanup event that is supported by Hamilton's Clean City Liaison Committee and coordinated by City staff.  With the help of our title sponsor, Tim Hortons, the annual spring event attracts more than 20,000 enthusiastic participant volunteers.  Last year, more than 31,000 adults and students registered to help keep Hamilton clean & green.

Get a group together to help keep your neighbourhood clean and green.  Visit the Tim Hortons Team Up to Clean Up pages to register or for more information.
                                                             

Put Waste in the Right Place logo



Whether you're in a park, on a trail, on a sidewalk or on a road;  whether you're in a car, on a bike, on a walk or on a bus, you can keep Hamilton clean & green...
put waste in the right place!

Clean & Green programs for groups

Click on these current initiatives you can be involved in to keep our community clean and safe.

Clean City Contacts

Media Contacts:
    Kelly Anderson 
    Public Affairs Coordinator
    Public Works
    T:  905 546-2424, ext. 1430
    E: kelly.anderson@hamilton.ca

    Debbie Spence
    Communications Officer
    Planning & Economic Development
    T:  905 546-2424, ext. 5541
    E:  debbie.spence@hamilton.ca

For questions about the City of Hamilton's Clean City Strategy or the Clean City Liaison Committee:
        Phil Homerski 
        Clean City Liaison Committee
        Staff Liaison
        T: 905 546-CITY (2489)
        E: philip.homerski@hamilton.ca

For information on Waste Management outreach and education programs:
        Dennis Guy
        Project Manager
        Waste Management
        Public Works
        T:  905 546-CITY (2489)
        E: wastemanagement@hamilton.ca

For information on Neighbourhood Clean Team, Adopt-a-Park and Keep Hamilton Blooming programs:
        Alex Moroz 
        Community Liaison Coordinator
        Operations & Maintenance
        Public Works
        T:  905 -546-CITY (2489)
        E:  alex.moroz@hamilton.ca