Thursday, October 16–Saturday, October 18, 2025 | All day
Organization
The City of Barrie
Phone
249-733-6790
Email
CleanAndGreen@barrie.ca
Put Litter in its Place
Every action counts! Here are some suggestions about maintaining clean and healthy public spaces year-round:
- Rethink creating litter! Remember your reusable water bottles, coffee cups, picnic supplies, cutlery and shopping bags.
- Bring your waste home with you for disposal in the City's curbside collection programs.
- Encourage people to use the City’s Waste Lookup Tool to ensure they know how to dispose of items responsibly.
- Stack recycling boxes to prevent items from blowing around your neighbourhood. Newspapers, cans and other light-weight materials can be easily picked up by the wind and scattered.
- Keep a litter bag in your car. Trash can easily be taken by the wind and blow out of window or when a car door is opened.
- Butt Out! While we continue the battle on plastics, cigarette butts are the single most littered item in the world, surpassing plastics with 2 billion pounds of butts tossed aside annually. Use an ashtray so cigarette butts don't reach waterways or the lake.
For general park cleanup inquiries, please email Mona Boyd at mona.boyd@barrie.ca.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clean and Green Barrie (formerly Spring Into Clean) is a community-wide initiative that inspires residents, community organizations and businesses to take pride in the places where they live, work, and play by joining together to keep our beautiful city litter-free.
Clean and Green Barrie is an opportunity to raise environmental awareness and promote social responsibility through hands-on participation—both during the event and beyond.
The former Spring into Clean initiative traditionally took place during Earth Week in April, and in 2025 Clean and Green Barrie invited you to participate in a fall community cleanup.
Events
School Participation Days & Corporate Cleanup Days
Thursday, October 16 & Friday, October 17
Elementary and high school students were encouraged to clean up their schoolyards and nearby public spaces. Businesses could register to clean up local parks, trails, or ravines near their workplaces. After registering, supplies were provided.
Community Cleanup Day
Saturday, October 18
Community groups, sports teams, neighbourhood associations, families, and individuals were invited to clean public spaces across Barrie such as a neighbourhood park, ravine or trail. By registering, you received special collection bags and the garbage was collected at pre-determined designated drop-off areas.