Trash & Beautification Committee

Greetings! I'm Commissioner Anna Roblin, and I'm the Chair of 5D's Trash and Beautification Committee. Commissioner Charquinta McCray is the Vice Chair.

The Trash and Beautification Committee has recently formed a core group who will work on long-term sustainable planning for cleaning and beautification of the Whole Commission. We will be working on multiple projects on a ongoing basis and will be working closely with our DPW liason Inspector Brooks-Garrett and with Lacy Davis our MOCR (Mayor's Office liason). If you'd you like to join our core organizing group let us know and if you'd prefer to join our beautification working group, or our cleanup chat let us know! And there are more opportunities to work on different projects in our beautification pages!

If you have any kind of issues with trash or any ideas for improving the beauty of our neighborhoods, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Please let us know if you'd like to join either the cleanup or beautification groups, or both. We are doing a lot of good work in the neighborhoods of 5D, and we'd love to have you join us!

Page Contents

Cleanup Calendar

June

Sunday, June 7

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Saturday, June 20

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1846 Maryland Avenue NE
Corner of 19th Street NE & Maryland Avenue NE

Saturday, June 27

12:00 PM
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street NE

July

Sunday, July 5

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Saturday, July 18

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1525 Levis Street NE
Corner of 16th Street NE & Levis Street NE

Saturday, July 25

12:00 PM
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street NE

August

Sunday, August 2

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Saturday, August 15

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Former CVS Parking Lot
845 Bladensburg Road NE

Saturday, August 29

12:00 PM
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street NE

September

Sunday, September 6

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Saturday, September 19

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1854 L Street NE
Corner of 19th Street NE & L Street NE - Open Park Area

Saturday, September 26

12:00 PM
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street NE

October

Sunday, October 4

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Saturday, October 17

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1101 Bladensburg Road NE

Saturday, October 31

12:00 PM
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street NE

November

Sunday, November 1

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Saturday, November 21

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1028 Bladensburg Road NE

Saturday, November 28

12:00 PM
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street NE

December

Saturday, December 5

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1500 Levis Street NE
Corner of Levis Street NE & Holbrook Street NE

Sunday, December 6

9:30 AM
Joe Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE

Collaborations & City Resources

If you have concerns about a particular area, please contact us and we can schedule a walk with the Mayor's Office of the Clean City, the Department of Buildings (DOB), and the Department of Public Works (DPW) to identify illegal dumping hotspots, unresolved 311 concerns, and areas for potential beautification projects (tree boxes, gardens, food forests, etc.).

Cleanup Tips

Keep your yard and the street in front of your home clean.

When neighbors see a cleaner street, they're less likely to litter.

Attach a garbage bag to your fence for passersby to throw trash in.

This is working very well in some neighborhoods. Walk down Holbrook St in Trinidad from Florida Ave to Neal St and you will see a lot of bags and much less trash on the street!

Post a "Do not litter" sign.

Comm. Roblin has yard signs that say "Do not litter" and come with a metal post. Anyone is welcome to pick up a sign; just contact Comm. Roblin. These signs can only be placed on private property (front/rear yards), not in public space. They can be placed in your front and/or rear yards on fences or otherwise propped up so that they can be seen by passersby or vehicles driving by.

Request "No Illegal Dumping" sign placement from DDOT

These signs are placed in public spaces like alleys. They must go through an approval process; there is no guarantee that they will approved and placed. To request a sign, call 311, press 5 at the automated system, and request placement of the signs at specific locations. DC311 will transmit the request to DDOT.

Interested in borrowing cleanup tools from ANC 5D?

Tools available:

Leaf blower
Hedge trimmer
Trash pickers
Large garbage bags
Rakes
Brooms
Dustpan

You can borrow these tools for the day; they must be returned later the same day. You must leave either a copy of your ID or driver's license or a $20 bill upon pickup and you will receive it back upon return of the tools.

Contact your local Commissioner or Comms. Roblin or McCray for pickup and drop-off.

Get in Touch with the Trash & Beautification Committee

Complete the form or contact the Commissioners using the information below.

Anna Roblin, Chair

202.651.0581

5d03@anc.dc.gov

Charquinta (Char) McCray, Vice Chair

202.569.8417

5D06@anc.dc.gov