Adopt a Road, Trail, or Park

Did you know that Ajax has over 450 km of roads, 600 hectares of parkland and over 70 km of trails?

Individuals, community groups, and businesses are invited to initiate a one-time litter pickup or to adopt a space in Ajax on an ongoing basis. It may be your local park or playground, a section of the waterfront, or a favourite creek area. If you prefer, you can contact Operations & Environmental Services at infrastructure@ajax.ca, and we’ll suggest an area for you.

Download the Adopt a Park, Trail, or Road Program Brochure

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Why Adopt?

You and your group will help the environment by removing garbage from trails, parks, school grounds and roadways.

Adopting a space is a great activity for embedding a corporate or community event, plus it allows you to give back to the community, feel a sense of accomplishment and get to spend some time in your local space.

Program Requirements

Commit to clean their adopted area twice a year for a minimum of 2 years
Follow all health and safety guidelines outlined in the safety video
Appoint a representative to act on behalf of the group
Notify the Town 48 hours prior to a clean-up event

Participants Receive:

A sign at the adopted area
A certificate of appreciation
Bags, gloves and safety equipment* to allow you to maintain the area

*Adopt a road only.

Interested in hosting a one-off cleanup event?

The Town also supports individuals and groups who would like to organize a one-time cleanup event.

To help you get started we have prepared a set of Community Cleanup Event Guidelines to help you plan and run your event.

The Town will also provide you with a FREE cleanup kit supplying you with you of bags and gloves for your volunteers, as well as garbage collection after the event. We require approximately 48 hours notice to prepare you kit. For more information please contact: sustainableajax@ajax.ca.

Community Cleanup Event Guidelines

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Health and safety

Whether organizing or just taking part in a litter cleanup it is important to stay safe, please read and share the Community Cleanup Event Guidelines before starting out.

Whether organizing or just taking part in a litter cleanup, it is important to stay safe. Please read and share the Community Cleanup Event Guidelines before starting out.

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