City Of Birmingham Launches Aggressive Clean-Up Schedule And Expanded Recycling Program

From the City of Birmingham:

June 16, 2021

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has launched an aggressive clean-up schedule to address overgrown lots and litter in Birmingham. The initiative, which is designed to be a group effort between the city, citizens and community partners, is known as the “99 for the 150th: Taking Pride Where I Reside.’’ It will start on June 21, 2021.

This effort will consist of a weekly blitz in the four quadrants of the city to focus on cleanliness, overgrown lots, trash and brush. It will also tie into the city’s 150th anniversary because neighborhoods have remained at the core of the city throughout its 150-year history and they will continue to be at the center. (The state legislature officially declared Birmingham a city on Dec. 19, 1871.)

Plan of Engagement for “99 for the 150th: Taking Pride Where I Reside”

• Four Birmingham communities will be “swept” each week; one in each quadrant of the city – North, South, East and West
• Estimated Timeframe: 90 – 120 days, barring any significant weather occurrences

Citizens are at the forefront of this effort and are encouraged to get involved by participating in neighborhood clean-ups, keeping their yards cut, picking up trash when they see it, following the various city codes and more before and after city crews visit their area through this program. Such actions will only help reinforce the goal of the “99 for the 150th : Taking Pride Where I Reside.’’ The city is assembling resources all at once in a concentrated way to provide assistance in the areas of cleanliness, overgrown lots, trash and brush. A schedule for this program will be posted to www.birminghamal.gov/150 by June 17.

This initiative will not change residents’ weekly garbage schedule or the weekly trash and brush schedule. Also, starting in July 2021, recycling will be done twice a month: the first and third Wednesday of each month. For July, recycling days will be July 7 and 21.

People with interests in doing a neighborhood clean-up project or those who want to report illegal dumpsites, should send emails to customerservice@birminghamal.gov.

This press release was produced by the City of Birmingham. The views expressed are the author's own.