Clean Communities

Paterson Clean Communities 

Paterson is Picking Up

#KeepingPatersonClean

What is Clean Communities? New Jersey Clean Communities is a statewide, comprehensive litter-abatement program created by the passage of the Clean Communities Act in 1986. The Act provides a funding source for municipalities by placing a tax on fifteen categories of businesses that may produce litter-generating products.

In Paterson, the Clean Communities Grant provides crucial funding to support a variety of local initiatives. These include:

  • Community Cleanup Events, where volunteers, schools, organizations, and local businesses work together to restore public spaces including graffiti removal.

  • Adopt-a-Block programs, where groups or individuals commit to maintaining a designated block or neighborhood helping with litter control, graffiti, and monitoring for illegal dumping.

  • Mini-grants to support local schools, nonprofits, and youth groups leading environmental projects.

  • Public education efforts aimed at raising awareness about proper litter disposal, the environmental impact of illegal dumping, and the importance of reporting violations to enforcement authorities.

  • Enforcement activities that help ensure compliance with anti-littering laws and regulations to keep neighborhoods clean and safe.

Community Cleanups 

If you would like to join us for any of our upcoming community cleanups, sign up here: bit.ly/PatersonCleanUp

  • Saturday, March 7th - Cosmos Cleanup at Hinchliffe Stadium (1st Ward)
  • Saturday March 28th- Main St. & Crooks Ave Cleanup  (6th Ward)
  • Wednesday, April 22nd - Earth Day Downtown Community Cleanup at City Hall
  • Saturday, May 16th Rotary Club Service Day Cleanup in the Stony Road Section
  • Saturday June 27th Cleanup co-hosted by the Christian Fellowship Center
  • July Cleanup - Saturday July 25th, City of Water Day  
  • August Cleanup - TBD
  • September Cleanup - TBD
  • October- Annual Green Fair, Date TBD