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 Please join in at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 24
- Form a group with family, friends or colleagues (you can also participate individually)
- Choose a clean-up location
- Pick up your cleaning supplies * (lime-green plastic bags and a single glove per person) at Toronto Community Centres, Civic Centres and Pizza Pizza locations starting April 7
- On April 24, go outside at 2 p.m. and pick up litter for 20 minutes.
*Consider reusing a grocery-size plastic bag from home to collect your litter.
It’s that simple. See the difference 20 minutes makes!
The City of Toronto welcomes back the following loyal group of sponsors and expresses appreciation for their assistance and support:
 Toronto Pizza Pizza outlets serve as a distribution points for Makeover litter bags and gloves. Check their website for the store closest to you.
Participating in the 20-Minute Toronto Makeover
While on-line group pre-registration is closed, you can still, up until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 only, call 416-392-7899 to register your group.
After phone registration closes, you could still participate with friends and family by grabbing a bag and glove and pitch in to pick up litter on April 24th. In this instance we ask that you please dispose of your litter bags beside the closest public litter bin located to your clean-up area. City collection crews will keep any eye open for your litter bags and pick them up.
Please note: Schools do not register with the City of Toronto. They must register participation via their principal with their respective School Board.
Why register?
Registration is important to ensure City crews know where to go on Friday, April 24 to pick up the litter your group collects. If you don’t register, then the bags filled with litter may be left behind and this can lead to problems. Other people may add garbage to the pile, and in addition to this being illegal, it creates a mess in the neighbourhood.
Individuals are not required to register. The City asks individuals, if possible, to put their litter bags in their Garbage Bin along with their regular garbage for collection.
Download a poster
You can post it in your neighbourhood to help promote your groups participation in the 20-Minute Toronto Makeover on Friday, April 24.
What do I do with recyclables collected with the litter?
If possible, the City encourages you to put any recyclables collected in their institutional or residential recycling containers/carts/bins.
Participating GTA municipalities include Oakville, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Pickering and Ajax.
Looking for more ways to reduce waste and do your part?
Don’t forget – Mayor David Miller’s Community Clean-up Day is on Saturday, April 25, 2009. This is an opportunity to get together with family, friends, and neighbours to clean up an area in your community.
Check out the City’s Community Environment Days. The 2009 season runs from April 4 to October 10. Watch for your local neighbourhood event.
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