Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay looks ahead to community-wide cleanup later this month

Clean Green Beautiful North Bay kicks off clean up Clean Green Beautiful North Bay kicked off its annual fall community-wide clean-up campaign at Memorial Gardens this week. CTV News has more

One North Bay community group is looking to keep their city litter-free.

Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay kicked off its annual fall community-wide cleanup campaign at Memorial Gardens earlier this week.

"Grab your cleanup bags,” said the organization in a news release.

“Find out how you can get involved in the community-wide cleanup day.”

The city-wide garbage pick-up day is Sept. 21.

Organizers said they expect that more than 100 teams will spread out in different neighbourhoods collecting and disposing trash.

The group’s founder and chair told CTV News that she credits the countless hours volunteers spend picking up leftover litter.

“We can't live in an ‘I’ world anymore. We have to live in a ‘we’ world and community. That's where unity comes from – community,” said Harriet Madigan.

“You know, and I hope that our community continues to do the best we can and be an example for cities across Canada right now.”

As of Sept. 5, more than 3,300 cleanup bags have been distributed as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to keep the city litter-free.

“We are deeply grateful to the businesses and organizations that have sponsored our 2024 CGB bags, making this year’s community-wide cleanups possible,” said Madigan, in the news release.

“It’s truly inspiring to see our community come together, united in service to our neighbors and environment.”

Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay’s biodegradable litter cleanup bags are not being counted towards household waste collection bag limits and can be placed at the curb for pick-up until November.

If you did not make it to the kick-off event, you can still order your own biodegradable cleanup bags for delivery through the group’s website.