Department of Public Service crews will begin their annual two-week concentrated spring litter cleanup Sunday, March 17, at 122 locations citywide. The intensified effort to clean litter and debris from roadsides and elsewhere in the public right-of-way will go through March 30.
“City of Columbus employees are working hard to send the message that our roadsides are not public trash cans,” said Mayor Michael B. Coleman. “Everyone can help Columbus become a cleaner and greener city by properly disposing of trash and picking up the litter left by others.”
Between 2008 and 2012, Department of Public Service crews cleaned a total of 196.2 tons of litter from Columbus roadside during their annual spring concentrated litter cleanups, including 26.8 tons of litter during their 2012 effort.
“Every Columbus resident should be doing everything they can, year round, to make this the cleanest community possible,” said Councilmember Eileen Y. Paley, chair of the Public Service & Transportation Committee. “Litter sends a message that an area is not a safe place to live or do business. That is why efforts like this are so important for our neighborhoods.”
The city employees who will conduct the intensified two-week litter cleanup are the same employees who serve as Columbus’ Snow Warriors and pothole repair crews. In addition, these employees also sweep streets, cut grass and remove graffiti in the public right-of-way and clean city of Columbus bridge underpasses.
The city of Columbus also attacks litter with its Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB) program, housed in the Department of Public Service. KCB works with neighborhood, business, church and other groups to clean litter in Columbus between March and November of each year. The groups are responsible for recruiting volunteers for the cleanups. KCB provides trash bags, gloves, litter grabbers, rakes and other equipment for the cleanups. In 2011, 9,258 volunteers cleaned 174.9 tons of litter and debris in Columbus. Neighborhood groups who want to organize cleanups and work with KCB should call 311 or 645-3111.
Northland and North Side
|
Street
|
Location
|
S.R. 161
|
Between Fairview Drive and the Columbus/Worthington boundary
|
S.R. 161
|
Between Sunbury Road and the Columbus/New Albany boundary
|
Busch Boulevard medians
|
North of East Dublin Granville Road
|
Cleveland Avenue
|
Between Schrock Road and Community Park Drive
|
Cooper Road (in core areas)
|
Between Westerville Road and I-270
|
Hamilton Road
|
At the S.R. 161 Connector
|
Morse Road
|
Between Indianola Avenue and Cleveland Avenue
|
Schrock Road
|
at I-270
|
Strimple Avenue
|
At the fence line along Roche Drive west of I-71
|
Westerville Road
|
Between S.R. 161 and Morse Road
|
Zumstein Drive
|
Between Mediterranean Avenue and service road north of Dublin-Granville Road
|
Clintonville, Northwest Side
|
Street
|
Location
|
S.R. 315
|
Between Hard Road and the City boundary south of Hard Road
|
Bethel Road (medians only)
|
Between Godown Road and Sawmill Road
|
Cooke Road
|
At the northeast and southeast corners of Cooke Road and Indianola Avenue
|
Henderson Road
|
Between Olentangy River Road and Reed Road
|
West North Broadway
|
Between Kenny Road and the entrance/exit ramps immediately east of SR 315
|
Olentangy River Road
|
Between 5th Avenue and Bethel Road
|
Olentangy River Road at Hard Road connector
|
Between S.R. 315 and the wall along S.R. 315
|
Sawmill Road (medians only)
|
Between West Case Road and S.R. 161
|
Smoky Row Road
|
At underpass under I-270
|
North Linden, South Linden, Milo-Grogan, Weinland Park
|
Street
|
Location
|
East 2nd Avenue
|
Between Howard Street and Washington Avenue
|
Alley between I-71 and Sidney Street
|
Between East 5th Avenue and Leona Avenue
|
Beulah Road
|
Between Hudson Street and Janet Drive
|
Camden Avenue
|
At Cleveland Avenue and I-71 along the fenceline
|
Dora Drive
|
Between East 17th Avenue and East 18th Avenue
|
Howard Street (along the west side of the street)
|
Between Gibbard Street and south of 3rd Avenue
|
Silver Drive
|
Between immediately north of East North Broadway and south of Hudson Street
|
Washington Avenue (along east side of street)
|
Between Gibbard Avenue and East 2nd Avenue
|
Windsor Avenue
|
Between Cleveland Avenue and Joyce Avenue
|
Northeast Side
|
Street
|
Location
|
East 5th Avenue
|
Between Woodland Avenue and I-71
|
East 5th Avenue
|
Between Stelzer Road and Hamilton Road
|
East 7th Avenue
|
Between Stelzer Road and East 5th Avenue
|
East 17th Avenue
|
Between Johnstown Road and Stelzer Road
|
East 17th Avenue
|
Between Billiter Boulevard and Brentnell Avenue
|
East 25th Avenue (along south side of the street)
|
Between Joyce Avenue and Bancroft Street
|
Airport Drive
|
Between Nelson Road and Demonye Drive
|
Cassady Avenue
|
Between Johnstown Road and Agler Road
|
Joyce Avenue
|
Between East 5th Avenue and Hudson Street
|
Joyce Avenue
|
Between New Leonard Avenue and Gibbard Avenue
|
New Leonard Avenue
|
Between I-71 and East 5th Avenue
|
Osborne Avenue
|
Between East 7th Avenue and East 5th Avenue
|
Stygler Road
|
Between Morse Road and Columbus/Gahanna boundary
|
Sunbury Road
|
Between East 5th Avenue and Morse Road
|
Woodland Avenue
|
Between Leonard Avenue and Mock Road
|
Near East Side
|
Street
|
Location
|
Cole Street (along the south side of the street)
|
Between Bulen Avenue and South Ohio Avenue
|
Lester Drive (along the east side of the street)
|
Between East Main Street and Franklin Avenue
|
Mooberry Street (along north side of the street)
|
Between Parsons Avenue and Rhoads Ave
|
Nelson Road (along the west side of the street)
|
Between north of East Livingston Avenue and East Broad Street
|
Parsons Ave (along the west side of the street)
|
Between Bryden Road and East Main Street
|
Parsons Avenue
|
Between East Main Street and Mooberry Street
|
Sunbury Road (along the west side of the street)
|
Between I-670 bridge and Maryland Avenue
|
South Side
|
Street
|
Location
|
S.R. 104
|
Between S.R. 33 City limits west of Harmon Avenue
|
S.R. 104
|
Between I-71 and Winchester Pike
|
S.R. 33
|
Between I-70 and the City limits south of S.R. 33
|
Groveport Road
|
Between Parsons Avenue and Williams Road
|
Refugee Road
|
Between Alum Creek Drive and fence line west of westbound entrance ramp onto S.R. 104
|
Williams Road
|
Between Groveport Road and Lockbourne Industrial Parkway
|
Far East and Southeast Sides
|
Street
|
Location
|
S.R. 33
|
Between Haddon Road and the Fairfield County line
|
S.R. 33
|
Between Williams Road and S.R. 317
|
Alum Creek Drive
|
Between East Livingston Avenue and East Main Street
|
Alum Creek Drive
|
At the I-70 entrance and exit ramp south of East Livingston Avenue
|
Brice Road
|
Between I-70 (north side of freeway) and Scarborough Boulevard
|
East Broad Street
|
Between Taylor Road and the City limits east of Hamilton Road
|
Chantry Drive
|
Between Brice Road and Park Crescent Drive
|
Chatterton (eastbound side of the street only)
|
Between Bonus Drive and Brice Road
|
Courtright Road
|
Between Groves Road and East Deshler Avenue
|
East Livingston Avenue
|
Between I-70 and Alum Creek Drive
|
Ebright Road
|
Between Winchester Pike and the S.R. 33 bridge south of Winchester Pike
|
Gender Road
|
Between Brice Road and the City limits south of Gender Road
|
North Hamilton Road
|
Between the Columbus/Whitehall boundary and Big Walnut Creek
|
South Hamilton Road
|
Between I-70 and Refugee Road
|
South Hamilton Road
|
Between Winchester Pike and S.R. 33
|
South James Road
|
Between Langfield Drive and I-70 (south side of the freeway)
|
North James Road
|
Between East 5th Avenue and Air Center Drive
|
East Livingston Avenue
|
Between Lattimer Drive and McNaughten Road
|
Morrison Road
|
Between I-270 ramp and the Columbus/Gahanna boundary line
|
Noe Bixby Road
|
Between Myers Road and Carbondale Drive
|
Refugee Road (south side of the street only)
|
Between Brice Road and Gender Road
|
Rose Hill Road
|
Between East Broad Street and the City limits south of East Broad Street
|
Scarborough Boulevard
|
Between Brice Road and the end of Scarborough Boulevard to the west
|
Stelzer Road
|
Between Johnstown Road and Allegheny Avenue
|
Waggoner Road
|
Between East Broad Street and City limits north of East Broad Street
|
Westbourne Avenue
|
Between Taylor Station Road and Morrison Road
|
Winchester Pike
|
Between Ebright Road and the City limits east of Ebright Road
|
Franklinton, Downtown area, Hilltop, West Side north of I-70, Westland
|
Street
|
Location
|
S.R. 315
|
Between Sullivant Avenue and Bethel Road
|
S.R. 33
|
Between the Olentangy River and 910 Dublin Road
|
Dublin Road
|
Between Trabue Road and Scioto & Darby Creek Road
|
Fisher Road
|
Between Hague Avenue and the City limits west of I-70
|
Fisher Road
|
Between McKinley Avenue and the City limits west of McKinley Avenue
|
Georgesville Road
|
Between Parkwick Drive and Norton Road
|
Goodale Street
|
Between Neil Avenue and S.R. 315
|
Greenlawn Avenue
|
Underpass under I-71
|
North Hague Avenue
|
Between Fisher Road and the exit ramp from I-70 westbound
|
Hall Road
|
Between Georgesville Road and Norton Road
|
Harmon Avenue (along east side of the street)
|
Between Buchanan Drive and West Mound Street
|
Harper Road
|
Between McKinley Avenue and the City limits west of McKinley Avenue
|
Harrison Road
|
Between McKinley Avenue and Hague Avenue
|
Hilliard-Rome Road
|
Between Fisher Road and Renner Road
|
McKinley Avenue
|
Between Grandview Avenue ramp and Trabue Road
|
West Mound Street
|
At the northwest corner of West Mound Street and Souder Avenue
|
Neil Avenue
|
At I-670 and Goodale Street
|
O’Brien Road (along east side of street)
|
Between Diplomacy Drive and Equity Drive
|
Olentangy River Road (along east side of street)
|
Between Goodale Street and West 5th Avenue
|
Plato Street (along east side of street)
|
Between West Town Street and West Rich Street
|
Renner Road
|
Between Hilliard-Rome Road and Trabue Road
|
Rich Street
|
Underpass under S.R. 315
|
Roberts Road
|
Between I-270 and International Street
|
Sandusky Street (along west side of the street)
|
Between West Rich Street and West Town Street.
|
Sullivant Avenue
|
Between Martha Avenue and the east side along I-70
|
Sullivant Avenue
|
Underpass under S.R. 315
|
Thomas Avenue (along south side of the street)
|
Between Souder Avenue and the end of Thomas Avenue to the west
|
Town Street
|
Underpass under S.R. 315
|
Trabue Road
|
Between Renner Road and segments of Wilson Road within City of Columbus
|
Twin Rivers Drive
|
In front of 910 Dublin Road
|
Union Avenue (along north side of street)
|
Between Central Avenue and area to the west to the end of the fence line
|
Vine Street
|
Vacant lot on the southwest corner of Vine Street and Kilbourne Street
|
Vine Street/Goodale Street
|
Between Neil Avenue and the exit and entrance ramps for S.R. 315
|
Walcutt Road
|
Between Trabue Road and International Street
|
Walcutt Road (along east side of street)
|
Between Roberts Road and Scioto & Darby Creek Road
|
Wilson Road
|
Between Fisher Road and railroad bridge south of Fisher Road
|
Wilson Road
|
Between immediately north of I-70 and immediately south of I-70
|
Wilson Road (east side street and median island only)
|
Between Sullivant Avenue and City limits south of West Broad Street
|
City of Columbus 2013 Concentrated Litter Cleanup Facts
- Every spring, city of Columbus crews conduct concentrated litter cleanups
- This year, the city of Columbus cleanup runs March 17-30
City of Columbus litter crews are responsible for cleaning the roadsides of 6,381 lane miles of roadway(ODOT is responsible for cleaning litter on I-70, I-71, I-270 and I-670)
- In 2012, City crews cleaned 26.8 tons of litter from the public right-of-way, including 45.45 tons of litter during their 2011 annual spring concentrated litter cleanup effort
Between 2008 and 2012, City crews cleaned:
- 196.2 tons of litter during their annual spring concentrated litter cleanups
- 526.1 tons of litter from the public right-of-way (this includes the above figures for their annual spring litter cleanups)
City of Columbus employees who will conduct this intensified two-week litter cleanup have other duties, including:
- Serving as the city of Columbus’ Snow Warriors
- Patch potholes year round
- Sweep streets from March through November
- Cut grass and clean graffiti in the public right-of-way
- Clean city of Columbus bridge underpasses
In addition to city crews annual spring concentrated litter cleanup, the City’s Keep Columbus Beautiful program works with business, neighborhood, church and other groups to clean litter and debris in Columbus, April through October
- The community groups are responsible for recruiting volunteers; KCB provides trash bags, gloves, litter grabbers, rakes and other equipment
- In 2012, 10,214 volunteers worked with KCB to clean 158 tons of litter in Columbus
- Between 2001 and 2011, 109,161 residents volunteered their time to clean 2,046 tons of litter in Columbus neighborhoods
- Neighborhood groups who want to organize cleanups and work with KCB should call 311 or 645-3111
- For more information on KCB, go to www.keepcolumbusbeautiful.org
- KCB is housed in the Columbus Department of Public Service