• Adopt Your Spot NYC

    Adopt Your Spot NYC

    Feel the pride that comes with making the city just a little better - take responsibility for “your” little piece of NYC

  • Don't Do NYC Dirty Trash Your Trash

    83% of us say we love this city. So why are nearly 4 in 10 still littering? New Yorkers love their city. Let’s show it. Join the movement to clean up NYC.

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    Talk Trash. Learn More. Do More.

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Every New Yorker Deserves a Clean Street.

The Sanitation Foundation is the official nonprofit partner of the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY). We turn big ideas like zero waste and community pride into real-world action through citywide cleanups, hands-on education and bold public campaigns. Our work equips New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to take the lead in keeping our streets clean and our waste out of landfills.

Don’t Do NYC Dirty Trash Your Trash

Don’t Do NYC Dirty is a citywide PSA campaign with one simple truth: the greatest city in the world deserves to be the cleanest.
Some will say one person can’t make a difference. We know better. In New York, small actions add up.

Explore the Campaign
  • The Dirty Truth: What New Yorkers Really Think About Litter

    A citywide study reveals surprising insights about trash.

  • NYC Big Spring Clean

    Join us this spring to clean up our city.

  • NYC Trash Academy 2025

    Drop-In Registration Now Open

  • Adopt Your Spot NYC

    Keeping It Clean!

  • Volunteer with Us

    Corporate and Community Opportunities

  • Follow Your Waste

    An interactive, educational game that follows the lifecycle of New York City’s waste

  • Help Create a Cleaner NYC

    Learn about the impact we can make together

  • Community Stewards

    Free Webinar Trainings & Tool Grant Opportunities for New Yorkers

  • DSNY Remembers

    a tribute to the New York City Department of Sanitation’s 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts