Clean and Green Barrie

Wednesday, April 22–Sunday, April 26, 2026 | All day

Organization

The City of Barrie

Phone

705-739-4285

CleanAndGreen@barrie.ca

Clean and Green Barrie 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.

In 2026, Clean and Green Barrie invites you to participate in a spring community cleanup, which will begin on Earth Day (April 22). Registration closes at 5pm on Monday, April 13.

The Clean and Green team will be at the Barrie Farmers' Market on Saturday, April 11 from 9am to 12:30pm taking registrations.

Thank you to Domino's Pizza for sponsoring this event!

Events

School Participation Days
Wednesday, April 22–Friday, April 24

Elementary and high school students are encouraged to clean up their schoolyards and nearby public spaces. After registering, supplies will be provided to each school.

Community & Corporate Cleanup Days
Wednesday, April 22–Sunday, April 26

Community groups, sports teams, neighbourhood associations, families, and individuals are invited to clean public spaces across Barrie such as a neighbourhood park, ravine or trail. Businesses can register to clean up local parks, trails, or ravines near their workplaces. By registering, you will receive special collection bags and the garbage will be collected at pre-determined designated drop-off areas.

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 appropriate curbside collection program.
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 a 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.