DSLBD's commercial Clean Team Program services include:
- Removal of litter, graffiti, illegal posters and stickers, weeds, snow, and ice
- Recycling glass, aluminum and plastic items collected from sidewalks and gutters
- Maintenance of street trees through mulching, weeding and watering.
- Landscaping of planters, hanging baskets and tree boxes located in service areas
- Tracking and reporting public space defects via 311
Current DSLBD Clean Teams
- 12th Street NE Clean Team
- Adams Morgan Clean Team
- Alabama Avenue SE Clean Team
- Anacostia Clean Team
- Barracks Row Clean Team
- Bellevue Clean Team
- Benning Road (Ward 6) Clean Team
- Benning Road (Ward 7) Clean Team
- Bladensburg Road Clean Team
- Congress Heights Clean Team
- Connecticut Avenue NW Clean Team
- Deanwood Heights Clean Team
- Dupont Circle NW Clean Team
- Eastern Market Clean Team
- Fort Lincoln NE Clean Team
- Georgia Avenue Clean Team
- Glover Park NW Clean Team
- H Street NE Clean Team
- Ivy City Clean Team
- Kennedy Street NW Clean Team
- Lower Georgia Avenue Clean Team
- Mid-City Clean Team
- Minnesota Avenue Clean Team
- Mount Vernon Triangle Clean Team
- New York Avenue NE Clean Team
- North Capitol Clean Team
- Pennsylvania Avenue SE Clean Team
- Rhode Island Avenue NE Clean Team
- Shaw Clean Team
- South Dakota Avenue NE Clean Team
- Trinidad NE Clean Team
- Upper 14th Street NW Clean Team
- Upper Bladensburg Road NE Clean Team
- Upper Georgia Avenue Clean Team
- Ward 1 Clean Team
- Wisconsin Avenue Clean Team
FY20 Clean Team Grantee Information
Looking for more information about how to get started with a Clean Team? View our list of current grantees to find someone to talk to about the process.
More information on service providers, service hours, and boundaries is available in the DSLBD Clean Team Program Summary and Map attached below.
By The Numbers
Last year, the collective efforts of the Clean Teams produced the following improvements to the District’s sidewalks.
- $4,247,321.00 of grant funding were awarded by DSLBD
- 53.01 miles of commercial corridors cleaned by 34 teams
- 9,974,393 pounds of trash and recyclables removed from commercial districts
- 17,006 properties Abated of graffiti
- 23,188 illegal posters and sticker removed
- 372 new plants planted in service areas
- 408 public space defects reported to 311
Support of Sustainable DC (SDC) goals
- Recycling service required to support SDC Waste Goal of achieving zero waste by capturing value through recycling
- Street tree mulching increased to support SDC Nature Goal of covering 40 percent of the District with a healthy tree canopy
- Removal of trash and recyclables that may have entered storm-water system
- Utilization of eco-friendly herbicides and ice melt that reduce toxic runoff to support SDC Water Goal to make all District waterways fishable and swimmable
To learn more about Sustainable DC, click here.
Contact Email:
Contact Phone:
(202) 727-3900
Contact TTY:
711
Contact Suite #:
850 North
Service Location:
441 4th Street, NW
GIS Address:
441 4th Street, NW
City:
Washington
State:
DC
Zip:
20001