New Yorkers everywhere are stepping up to care for their neighborhoods - and you can too. Below, please check out the events that the Foundation is hosting and join us in making our city cleaner and more beautiful.
In addition, we aggregate a list of all cleanups taking place across the city. Explore our Volunteer Hub to find cleanup opportunities and choose the one that’s right for you.
Upcoming Events - Join Us!
Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | Yankee Stadium
Presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees, the series brings Bronx residents, businesses, and community groups together to take action for a cleaner, greener borough. Every New Yorker is encouraged to show up and show love to their streets. Join us this summer and volunteer for a Bronx Summer Cleanup!
Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | The Hub
Presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees, the series brings Bronx residents, businesses, and community groups together to take action for a cleaner, greener borough. Every New Yorker is encouraged to show up and show love to their streets. Join us this summer and volunteer for a Bronx Summer Cleanup!
Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | Longwood
Presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees, the series brings Bronx residents, businesses, and community groups together to take action for a cleaner, greener borough. Every New Yorker is encouraged to show up and show love to their streets. Join us this summer and volunteer for a Bronx Summer Cleanup!
Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | Mott Haven
Presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees, the series brings Bronx residents, businesses, and community groups together to take action for a cleaner, greener borough. Every New Yorker is encouraged to show up and show love to their streets. Join us this summer and volunteer for a Bronx Summer Cleanup!
Springfield Park Community Cleanup
Join the Sanitation Foundation in partnership with Volunteers for Springfield Park and Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers for a neighborhood litter cleanup event. It’s a great opportunity to get to know your neighbors and help keep NYC clean!
Learn more and register below
Trucks of Art Reveal and Community Festival
Union Square North
Free & Open to the public
DSNY collection trucks, turned into works of art by NYC artists: Join DSNY and the Sanitation Foundation for a first look at five unique and massive canvases before they hit the streets.
Event includes:
Up close look at five newly painted DSNY collection trucks
Meet the artists behind the work
Commissioner remarks 11 am
Community clean-ups presented by Mack Trucks at 2:00 and 3:30 pm
Community festival including partner tables + hands-on activities made possible by Mack Trucks and PaintCare
Big Spring Clean Community Cleanup and Industry Competition
Join the Sanitation Foundation for a volunteer litter cleanup and industry competition. Step up and clean up to help make a healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable NYC.
Love the Hub
Take pride in the city you love.
Join the Sanitation Foundation and The Third Ave BID as we meet with Bronx Community Board 1 to discuss the Adopt Your Spot Program and give away 25 free kits!
Love the Hub
Take pride in the city you love.
This free interactive workshop is for New Yorkers who care about making NYC a cleaner, healthier home for all of us. We’ll cover who takes care of our streets, what it takes to have a clean Bronx community, and what you can do to make a positive impact. Together, we can make a huge difference.
Free to all participants.
Light refreshments and prizes!
Community Stewards Summit
Connect with the Sanitation Foundation and fellow New York City community leaders at our Community Stewards Summit this fall.
2025 Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | Yankee Stadium
Don’t Do The Bronx Dirty.
We’re back for Year 5 of our Bronx Summer Cleanup Series — and this year, we’re going big to celebrate the power of community and borough pride. And yes — every volunteer walks away with a voucher for a pair of Yankees tickets as a thank-you for keeping the Bronx beautiful.
2025 Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | South Bronx
Don’t Do The Bronx Dirty.
We’re back for Year 5 of our Bronx Summer Cleanup Series — and this year, we’re going big to celebrate the power of community and borough pride. And yes — every volunteer walks away with a voucher for a pair of Yankees tickets as a thank-you for keeping the Bronx beautiful.
2025 Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | Westchester Square
Don’t Do The Bronx Dirty.
We’re back for Year 5 of our Bronx Summer Cleanup Series — and this year, we’re going big to celebrate the power of community and borough pride. And yes — every volunteer walks away with a voucher for a pair of Yankees tickets as a thank-you for keeping the Bronx beautiful.
2025 Bronx Summer Cleanup Series | Bedford Park
Don’t Do The Bronx Dirty.
We’re back for Year 5 of our Bronx Summer Cleanup Series — and this year, we’re going big to celebrate the power of community and borough pride. And yes — every volunteer walks away with a voucher for a pair of Yankees tickets as a thank-you for keeping the Bronx beautiful.
Upper East Side Community Cleanup
NYC Council Member Julie Menin x Sanitation Foundation
Join the Sanitation Foundation, Council Member Julie Menin, and community members for a neighborhood litter cleanup event!
Cooper Square Community Cleanup
Join the Sanitation Foundation and community members for a neighborhood litter cleanup event to celebrate the launch of our new anti-litter marketing campaign!
46 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003
(in the plaza in front of Grace Church School)
NYCHA Smith Houses Community Waste Drive
MSWAB x Sanitation Foundation
NYCHA's Smith Houses and its Chinatown/Lower East Side neighbors are gathering to raise awareness of recycling, organics separation and waste reduction. All are welcome! Activities include: ground litter clean-up, scavenger hunt, games, mending circle, arts and crafts and more.
Coney Island Community Cleanup
Join the Sanitation Foundation and community members for a neighborhood litter cleanup event!
Lower East Side Community Cleanup
International Center of Photography x Sanitation Foundation
Join the Sanitation Foundation, the International Center of Photography (ICP) and community members for a neighborhood litter cleanup event!
Please note this event has been postponed. Check back for event updates.
Elmhurst Community Cleanup
Join the Sanitation Foundation and community members for a neighborhood litter cleanup event!
NYCHA Grant Houses Community Waste Drive
MSWAB X Sanitation Foundation
NYCHA’s Grant Houses and our West Harlem community are gathering for a fun afternoon of activities to raise awareness about recycling, organics separation and waste reduction.
Lower East Side Community Cleanup
NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera x Sanitation Foundation
Join Council Member Rivera for a Lower East Side community litter clean up on Saturday, April 19th. We’ll be cleaning up from Pitt St to Columbia St (Between Delancey St & 3rd St).
This event is part of NYC Big Spring Clean Join the Sanitation Foundation and help power one of NYC’s biggest volunteer litter cleanups ever.
NYCHA Wagner Houses Community Waste Drive
MSWAB x Sanitation Foundation
NYCHA’s Wagner Houses and the surrounding East Harlem community are gathering for a fun afternoon of activities to raise awareness about recycling, organics separation and waste reduction. Take part in a ground litter clean-up, make arts and crafts, compete in a trash-oriented scavenger hunt and bingo games, and more!
5 Boro Pizza Challenge
Ready to reduce, reuse, recycle and race for pizza? We're excited to team up with Transportation Alternatives for the 5 Boro Pizza Challenge,a deliciously sustainable event that celebrates both NYC’s best pizza and our shared commitment to a cleaner, greener city.
2024 Queens Summer Cleanup Series
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED
Our fabulous Summer Cleanup Series heads to Queens this season in collaboration with the USTA!
All volunteers will receive 1 voucher valid for two (2) tickets to select US Open events, including two evening events during Fan Week (8/20 US Open Mixed Madness and 8/21 Stars of the Open) and US Open Grounds Passes for 8/26 - 8/29. Ticket, in pairs, will be distributed randomly, at the end of the cleanup.
2024 Bronx Series - Yankee Stadium
Join us this season for the fabulous 4th Annual Bronx Summer Cleanup Series, presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees.
Each volunteer will receive a voucher for a FREE pair of Yankees tickets. Plus, as an extra bonus, volunteers who are part of the cleanup that collects the most pounds of trash receives a special invite for them and a guest to a VIP experience at Yankee Stadium on Sunday 8/11 when the Yankees take on the Texas Rangers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved in creating a cleaner and healthier New York City, have a blast, and catch the Bronx Bombers while you’re at it!
2024 Bronx Series - Bedford Park
Join us this season for the fabulous 4th Annual Bronx Summer Cleanup Series, presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees.
Each volunteer will receive a voucher for a FREE pair of Yankees tickets. Plus, as an extra bonus, volunteers who are part of the cleanup that collects the most pounds of trash receives a special invite for them and a guest to a VIP experience at Yankee Stadium on Sunday 8/11 when the Yankees take on the Texas Rangers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved in creating a cleaner and healthier New York City, have a blast, and catch the Bronx Bombers while you’re at it!
2024 Bronx Series - Mott Haven
Join us this season for the fabulous 4th Annual Bronx Summer Cleanup Series, presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees.
Each volunteer will receive a voucher for a FREE pair of Yankees tickets. Plus, as an extra bonus, volunteers who are part of the cleanup that collects the most pounds of trash receives a special invite for them and a guest to a VIP experience at Yankee Stadium on Sunday 8/11 when the Yankees take on the Texas Rangers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved in creating a cleaner and healthier New York City, have a blast, and catch the Bronx Bombers while you’re at it!
2024 Bronx Series - Westchester Square
Join us this season for the fabulous 4th Annual Bronx Summer Cleanup Series, presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees.
Each volunteer will receive a voucher for a FREE pair of Yankees tickets. Plus, as an extra bonus, volunteers who are part of the cleanup that collects the most pounds of trash receives a special invite for them and a guest to a VIP experience at Yankee Stadium on Sunday 8/11 when the Yankees take on the Texas Rangers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved in creating a cleaner and healthier New York City, have a blast, and catch the Bronx Bombers while you’re at it!
2024 Bronx Series - Crotona Park East
Join us this season for the fabulous 4th Annual Bronx Summer Cleanup Series, presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees.
Each volunteer will receive a voucher for a FREE pair of Yankees tickets. Plus, as an extra bonus, volunteers who are part of the cleanup that collects the most pounds of trash receives a special invite for them and a guest to a VIP experience at Yankee Stadium on Sunday 8/11 when the Yankees take on the Texas Rangers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved in creating a cleaner and healthier New York City, have a blast, and catch the Bronx Bombers while you’re at it!
Community Cleanup w/ Council Member Mercedes Narcisse
Join NYC Council Member Narcisse and the Sanitation Foundation for a community volunteer litter cleanup in June. We will be tackling litter near the Bay View community on Saturday, June 15th. Together, we’ll all pitch in to help create a healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable NYC.
Community Cleanup w/ Council Member Julie Menin
Join NYC Councilwoman Julie Menin and the Sanitation Foundation for a community volunteer litter cleanup on June 12th. Together, we’ll all pitch in to help create a healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable NYC.