Sweeping through the core this summer is the Downtown London Clean Team! In partnership with Clean Works, the Clean Team collects cigarette butts and garbage, waters downtown pots and planters, hands out downtown directories, and answers questions from visitors and Londoners. The Clean Team also makes recommendations for new “butt-out” stations and the placement of […]
Bathtub Filled with Cigarette Butts
Excerpt from Article by Brent Boles, The London Free Press Squad has picked up enough discarded cigarette butts s o far this summer to fill a bathtub Picture it — a bathtub filled with cigarette butts. Talk about yuck. They’re smoked, tossed and crushed. But before they can stain downtown London streets, burnt-out butts are […]
CleanWorks Team debuts during World Figure Skating Championships
Excerpt from article from Metro London Written by Angela Mullins March 2013 Meet the Clean Team: Green-vested, garbage-can hauling fighters of downtown grit. The team is making its debut this week — roaming downtown streets and snatching up litter during the World Figure Skating Championships.And, they just might be sticking around for good. “This […]
Attacked by graffiti vandals, four public spaces in London are now showpieces for colourful murals by local artists
Excerpt of article by Hank Daniszewski of the London Free Press November 30 2012 The City of London has claimed turf back from graffiti vandals and even used some of their money to pay for it. Friday, the city marked the completion of four new outdoor murals painted by professional artists. THE MURAL ARTISTS — […]
