These Winnipeg neighbourhoods have the most litter after the snow melt

A pile of litter in Winnipeg on March 28. 2024 (Scott Andersson/CTV News Winnipeg)

As spring cleaning season blooms, Winnipeg’s newly released litter index is airing out which areas of the city had the most trash after the melt.

On Monday, Take Pride Winnipeg released the annual document with data collected by the organization last month.

Each of the city’s neighbourhoods is ranked on a scale from one to 10, with one being no trash and 10 being a level of litter that Oscar the Grouch would approve of.

The area with the most, at 6.88 was north central, which stretches from Notre Dame Avenue to the Perimeter Highway and from McPhillips Street to Route 90.

The West End trailed slightly at 6.07.

The area given the best garbage grade was Fort Garry and Linden Woods, which had a score of 4.83.

The southwest, which includes River Heights and Charleswood, was not far off with a score of 5.38.

Take Pride Winnipeg executive director Tom Ethans told CTV News the numbers took a bit of a dive over 2025 data.

“This year is a little worse than last year,” he said.

“But the good thing is, since the snow has melted, I’ve already seen at least seven or eight people, individuals that have been going out and picking up litter, and it’s fabulous.”

He hopes the garbage glut will inspire more people or organizations to follow suit and organize litter pickups.

Take Pride Winnipeg even outlined dozens of streets that could use some extra help, like Kenaston Boulevard, the west Perimeter Highway and Maryland Street.

Anyone interested in giving these areas or another community a spiff can contact Take Pride Winnipeg, which will hook you up with the necessary supplies.

“We want to make sure that there’s lots of opportunities for people to volunteer, and we want to get the message out there that people should stop littering,” Ethans said.