Capital City Clean Up

• Looking for a way to mark Earth Day in Edmonton? Join city-wide cleanup effort Thursday

  Better Environments Inc. is hoping people will register online and head out through their neighbourhoods as a local way to participate in the worldwide event. 

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2021
  
• Edmonton bolsters Capital City Clean Up after influx of tossed gloves and masks

  Numerous complaints about glove and mask litter has prompted the City of Edmonton to help grocery stores deal with the problem.

  Consumer

  Apr 8, 2020
  
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• Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue worst hit in graffiti uptick, city confirms

  There has been a spike in vandalism across Edmonton that has hit Whyte Avenue particularly hard, the city has confirmed.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2019
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• City says increase in graffiti trend continues in Edmonton for 2nd year

  Downtown businesses continue to see a dramatic increase in being vandalized by graffiti. Statistics from a 2017 audit show a 27 per cent increase in graffiti tags.

  Crime

  Nov 12, 2018
• Edmonton tweaks safe needle program to meet demand

  Capital City Clean Up has noticed unsafely discarded needles are showing up in more parts of Edmonton than just downtown.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2018
• Edmonton litter audit to cover more ground than years past

  The litter audit, which started in 2007, will cover 140 new locations in 2018; previous audits looked at the same 123 sites since 2009.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2018
• Edmonton student art wipes out ‘blank canvas’ for graffiti vandals

  A 'blank canvas' that attracted constant graffiti in Edmonton is now a piece of park art.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2017
• Throwing out the garbage! City calls clean-up program a success

  The City of Edmonton is calling an initiative to reduce litter around Edmonton a success for 2015.

  Environment

  Nov 26, 2015
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• Tagging and graffiti vandalism going down in Edmonton

  In 2014, there were 1,071 incidents of graffiti recorded in Edmonton. The numbers show graffiti vandalism incidents decreased 24.2 per cent from the previous year.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2015
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• Edmontonians get down and dirty to clean up 124 Street

  Several businesses along 124 Street worked together Thursday to pick up litter. The event was part of a bigger Capital City Clean Up competition.

  Environment

  Apr 9, 2015