Adopt-A-Block Program

The Adopt-A-Block program is a pilot project initiated by the Collingwood Community Policing Centre in partnership with the City of Vancouver in an effort to combat litter in the streets and keep Vancouver spectacular.  It involves the participation of residents who want to keep their neighbourhoods free of garbage and looking bright and clean.  The City will provide those who live within the »  Collingwood CPC boundaries and wish to take on this initiative with supplies such as garbage bags and tongs and scheduled garbage pickup.

This program has many benefits that include:

• Building a strong and proud community
• Getting to know your neighbours better
• Maintaining a beautiful neighbourhood

The responsibilities of the Collingwood Community Policing Centre are:

• Solicit for and coordinate volunteers for the purpose of conducting routine litter cleanups in the Collingwood neighbourhood.
• Coordinate the matching of volunteers with specific blocks or cleanup areas within the Collingwood neighbourhood and routinely provide that information to the City.
• Track and distribute cleanup materials provided by the city to the Collingwood CPC for use by the program volunteers.
• Make reasonable efforts to organize and oversee adopt-a-block litter cleanup activities and ensure these activities are conducted safely and effectively and in the best interest of the Collingwood CPC and the City.
• Coordinate with the City and volunteers a system to dispose of the bagged collected litter safely and promptly by the City.
• Make reasonable efforts to provide the City with information on the number and frequency of cleanup events, blocks or areas adopted/cleaned and an estimated amount of litter collected (e.g., number of bags full).