The Corporation of The City of London
April 10, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mayor pitches in to launch The 12 Days of Cleaning
 

London Mayor Joe Fontana today officially kicked-off The 12 Days of Cleaning as part of the 17th annual London Clean & Green program.

“With the launch of The 12 Days of Cleaning, I believe London’s Clean & Green program has officially become a classic,” Mayor Fontana said. “As we begin our 17th year of this amazing partnership between City, business and citizens, the London Clean & Green program continues to be a perfect example of how Londoners work together and of how they embrace their environment. From getting out of the workplace to tidy up the neighbourhood, to cleaning graffiti or picking up trash down by the river – each year thousands of Londoners are active participants in Clean & Green. Thank you to everyone who joins in this year - to the sponsors and our partners. London’s greatest asset is its people and Clean & Green is another hands-on reason why.”

London Clean & Green has evolved from a single clean-up event in 1996 to a program that extends over 60 days focusing first on cleaning up London followed by many greening events in May and June. The 12 Days of Cleaning focus on information and general awareness on how to prevent litter, garbage and illegal dumping from occurring. It highlights programs such as the free refrigerator and freezer pickups by London Hydro, electronics recycling, reuse of clothing and tire recycling. To raise further awareness, the London Clean & Green Facebook page will have a daily contest that features a different environmental question each day.

On April 20 the annual 20-Minute London Makeover encourages local businesses and institutions to get involved while the annual Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday April 21 involves the entire community from 9 a.m. until noon. More than 40 community sponsors support the event that features 10 citywide locations as well as a Thames River clean-up. Participants can register and learn more about the day at www.cleangreen.london.ca

Londoners can find The 12 Days of Cleaning calendar as well as information about Earth Day on April 22 at www.cleangreen.london.ca