CITY OF BURNABY
For any cleanups in City of Burnaby Parks, we work with the Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup (OWSC). Participants must register for a clean-up through the OWSC’s website first, and then follow up with City of Burnaby for further direction. Please follow the steps below.
Register for a Cleanup
· Please go to the OWSC website app.ocean.org to create a new account or log into an existing account, and register for a cleanup location in Burnaby.
· You will find a map and a list of historic cleanup sites; chose the best location for your group. You are welcome to suggest a new location, though it takes additional time to approve a new location.
Site Selection
In general, parks located along walkways to Skytrain stations are problem areas, where most of our ‘busier parks’ are relatively clean. Some groups are disappointed when they find that our parks are quite clean!
Please Note: If you select to clean a park near a Skytrain station, please ensure you are picking up garbage on City of Burnaby parkland, and not entering the Translink Skytrain areas.
Please remember that all participants must remain on established trails and manicured areas and not enter any natural areas or streams. For your safety, remain “in arms reach” of the trail.
Garbage Disposal
· At most parks, there are garbage cans available at all the parking lots. You can leave the collected garbage in and beside these bins. Parks Maintenance staff will be prepared to remove the excess garbage after your scheduled event.
· In the case the litter becomes too heavy and you need to leave the bags along the way, leave the bags at a trail intersection, and off to one side so it doesn’t impact other park users. Following the cleanup, please inform us the locations of any garbage bags that are not left at the parking lot bins by emailing: Parks.Ops@Burnaby.ca
Recycling
If a recyclable item is very dirty—such as covered in food or grease—it's better to throw it in the garbage. Dirty items can contaminate clean recyclables in your blue bin. If you collect clean recyclables:
· You are welcome to sort recycling from garbage and take it home to be placed in your blue bin.
· Another option is to drop off recycling at the Burnaby Eco-Centre after your cleanup event
Burnaby Eco-Centre: 4855 Still Creek Dr, Burnaby | Open weekdays & weekends from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Clean-up Supplies
· We provide a variety of sizes of disposable gloves (1/person to reduce waste) and garbage bags.
· Please share the number of participants in your group, and your pick-up date.
· Supplies are available for pick-up at the Burnaby Eco-Centre:
o 4855 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby
o Burnaby Eco-Centre - Google Maps
o Monday to Friday – 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
For any issues or questions regarding registration on the Ocean Wise website, please contact Ocean Wise directly.
Ocean Wise Contact: General Email: shoreline@ocean.org | Phone: (604) 659-380