City of Columbus Crews To Launch Annual Spring Concentrated Litter Cleanup On Monday
Department of Public Service crews will begin their annual concentrated spring litter on Monday, April 14, at 119 locations citywide. The intensified effort to clean litter and debris from roadsides and elsewhere in the public right-of-way will go through May 2, 2014.
"City of Columbus employees are working hard to send the message that our roadsides are not public trash cans," said Mayor 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 2013, Department of Public Service crews cleaned a total of 239 tons of litter from Columbus roadsides during their annual spring concentrated litter cleanups, including 43 tons of litter during their 2013 effort.
"Litter left behind by irresponsible people projects the image that we do not care about Columbus," said Councilmember Michelle M. Mills, chair of the Environment Committee. "We know this is not true so we must do our part make our City as clean and beautiful as possible."
The city employees who will conduct the intensified 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 2013, 8,839 volunteers cleaned 172 tons of litter and debris in Columbus. Neighborhood groups who want to organize cleanups and work with KCB should call 645-3111.
| Far East Side, South Side and Southeast Side |
| Street | Location |
| S.R. 33 | Between Haddon Road and the Fairfield County line |
| S.R. 33 | Between Williams Road and S.R. 317 |
| S.R. 33 | Between I-70 and City limits south of S.R. 33 |
| S.R. 104 | Between S.R. 33 and City limits west of Harmon Avenue |
| Brice Road | Between I-70 and Scarborough Boulevard |
| East Broad Street | Between Taylor Station Road and City limits east of Hamilton Road |
| Chantry Drive | Between Brice Road and Park Crescent Drive |
| Chatterton Road (along eastbound side of road only) | Between Brice Road and Bonus Drive |
| Courtright Road | Between Groves Road and East Deshler Avenue |
| Ebright Road | Between Winchester Pike and the bridge over S.R. 33 |
| North Hamilton Road | Between Columbus/Whitehall boundary and Big Walnut Creek |
| South Hamilton Road | Between Refugee Road and I-70 |
| South Hamilton Road | Between Winchester Pike and S.R. 33 |
| South James Road | Between Langfield Drive and I-70 |
| Livingston Avenue | Between Lattimer Drive and McNaughten Road |
| Morrison Road | Between I-270 and Columbus/Gahanna boundary |
| Noe-Bixby Road | Between Myers Road and Carbondale Drive |
| Refugee Road | Between Alum Creek and area between roadway and fence immediately west of westbound entrance ramps to S.R. 104 |
| Refugee Road (along eastbound side of road only) | Between Brice Road and Gender Road |
| Rosehill Road | Between East Broad Street and City limits south of East Broad Street |
| Scarborough Boulevard | Between Brice Road and the end of Scarborough Boulevard to the west |
| Waggoner Road | Between East Broad Street and City limits north of Broad Street |
| Westbourne Avenue | Between Taylor Station Road and Morrison Road |
| Williams Road | Between Parsons Avenue and Groveport Road |
| Winchester Pike | Between Ebright Road and the City limits to the east of Ebright Road |
| Northeast Side |
| Street | Location |
| East 5
th
Avenue | Between I-71 and Woodland Avenue |
| East 5
th
Avenue | Between Stelzer Road and North Hamilton Road |
| East 7
th
Avenue | Between East 5
th
Avenue and Stelzer Road |
| East 17
th
Avenue | Between Johnstown Road and Stelzer Road |
| East 17
th
Avenue | Between Billiter Boulevard and Brentnell Avenue |
| East 25th Avenue | Between Joyce Avenue and Bancroft Street |
| Airport Drive | Between Nelson Road and Demonye Road |
| Cassady Avenue | Between Johnstown Road and Agler Road |
| North James Road | Between East 5
th
Avenue and Air Center Drive |
| Joyce Avenue | Between East 5
th
Avenue and East Hudson Street |
| Joyce Avenue | Between New Leonard Avenue and Gibbard Avenue |
| Osborne Avenue | Between East 5
th
Avenue and East 7
th
Avenue |
| Stelzer Road | Between Johnstown Road and Allegheny Avenue |
| Stygler Road | Between Morse Road and Columbus/Gahanna boundary south of Morse Road |
| Sunbury Road | Between East 5
th
Avenue and Morse Road |
| Windsor Avenue | Between Joyce Avenue and Louis Avenue |
| Woodland Avenue | Between Leonard Avenue and Mock Road |
| Near East Side |
| Street | Location |
| Alum Creek Drive | Between Livingston Avenue and East Main Street |
| Alum Creek Drive | At and around I-70 entrance and exit ramps located south of Livingston Avenue |
| Cole Street (along the south side of the street only) | Between Bulen Avenue and South Ohio Avenue |
| Lester Drive (along the northbound side of the street only) | Between Franklin Avenue and East Main Street |
| Livingston Avenue | Between I-70 and Alum Creek Drive |
| Mooberry Street (along the north side of the street only) | Between Parsons Avenue and Rhoads Avenue |
| Nelson Road (along the southbound side of the street only) | Between East Broad Street and immediately north of Livingston Avenue |
| New Leonard Avenue | Between I-71 and East 5
th
Avenue |
| Parsons Avenue | Between East Main Street and Mooberry Street |
| Parsons Avenue (along the southbound side of the street only) | Between Bryden Road and East Main Street |
| Sunbury Road (along the southbound side of the street only) | Between I-670 and Maryland Avenue |
| Clintonville and Northwest Side |
| Street | Location |
| S.R. 315 | Between Henderson Road and the Columbus/Worthington boundary north of Henderson Road |
| S.R. 315 | Between Hard Road and City limits south of Hard Road |
| S.R. 315 | Between Bethel Road and Sullivant Avenue |
| Bethel Road medians | Between Sawmill Road and Godown Road |
| East Cooke Road | At intersection with Indianola Avenue, at and around the northeast and southeast corners |
| Henderson Road | Between Olentangy River Road and Reed Road |
| Olentangy River Road | Between West 5
th
Avenue and Bethel Road |
| Olentangy River Road connector to Hard Road | Wall along curve near the intersection of Olentangy River Road and Mason Place |
| Sawmill Road medians | Between West Case Road and S.R. 161 |
| Smoky Row Road | Under the I-270 overpass |
| Strimple Avenue | At Roche Drive, along the sound wall barrier that runs along I-71 |
| West North Broadway | Between Kenny Road and Olentangy River Road |
| West Side North of I-70 |
| Street | Location |
| Dublin Road | Between Trabue Road and Scioto Darby Creek Road |
| Fisher Road | Between North Hague Avenue and City limits west I-70 |
| Fisher Road | Between McKinley Avenue and City limits between McKinley Avenue and I-70 |
| North Hague Avenue | Between Fisher Road and I-70 |
| Hilliard-Rome Road | Between Fisher Road and Renner Road |
| O'Brien Road (along northbound side of street only) | Between Diplomacy Drive and Equity Drive |
| Renner Road | Between Hilliard-Rome Road and Trabue Road |
| Roberts Road | Between I-270 and International Street |
| Trabue Road | Between Renner Road and Wilson Road (segments within the City of Columbus only) |
| Walcutt Road | Between Trabue Road and International Street |
| Walcutt Road (along northbound side of street only) | Between Roberts Road and Scioto Darby Creek Road |
| Northland and Far Northeast Side |
| Street | Location |
| S.R. 161 | Between Sunbury Road and Columbus/New Albany boundary east of Sunbury Road |
| Busch Boulevard | Areas immediately north of S.R. 161 |
| Cleveland Avenue | Between Schrock Road and Community Park Drive |
| Cooper Road | I-270 and Westerville Road |
| Morse Road | Between Indianola Avenue and Cleveland Avenue |
| North Hamilton Road | Area around the S.R. 161 overpass |
| Schrock Road | Areas around I-270 overpass |
| Westerville Road | Between S.R. 161 and Morse Road |
| Zumstein Drive | Between Mediterranean Drive and the Service Road that runs along the north side of S.R. 161 |
| Franklinton |
| Street | Location |
| S.R. 315 | Between Sullivant Avenue and Bethel Road |
| Greenlawn Avenue | Under the I-71 overpass |
| Harmon Avenue (along the northbound side of the street only) | Between West Mound Street and Buchanan Drive |
| West Mound Street | Northwest corner at Souder Avenue |
| Plato Drive (along east side of the street only) | Between West Town Street and West Rich Street |
| West Rich Street | Under S.R. 315 overpass |
| Sandusky Street (along west side of the street only) | Between West Town Street and West Rich Street |
| Sullivant Avenue | Under S.R. 315 overpass |
| Thomas Avenue | Between Souder Avenue and the end of Thomas Avenue west of Holton Avenue |
| West Town Street | Under S.R. 315 overpass |
| Hilltop and Westland |
| Street | Location |
| Georgesville Road | Between Parkwick Drive and Norton Road |
| Hall Road | Between Georgesville Road and Norton Road |
| Harper Road | Between McKinley Avenue and City limits west of McKinley Avenue |
| Harrison Road | Between McKinley Avenue and North Hague Avenue |
| Sullivant Avenue | Between Martha Avenue and immediately east of I-70 overpass |
| Union Avenue (along westbound side of the street only) | Between South Central Avenue and end of fence at the curve east of Martha Avenue |
| Wilson Road | Between Fisher Road and south of the railroad bridge located south of Fisher Road |
| Wilson Road | Between immediately north of I-70 and immediately south of I-70 |
| Wilson Road (along southbound side of road and median island only) | Between Sullivant Avenue and City limits south of West Broad Street |
| Milo-Grogan |
| Street | Location |
| East 2
nd
Avenue | Between Howard Street and North Washington Avenue |
| Alley between I-71 and Sidney Street | Between East 5
th
Avenue and Leona Avenue |
| Intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Camden Avenue | Area along the fence between Cleveland Avenue and I-71 |
| Howard Street (along the southbound side of the street only) | Between Gibbard Avenue and immediately south of East 3
rd
Avenue |
| North Washington Avenue (along the northbound side of the street only) | Between Gibbard Avenue and East 2
nd
Avenue |
| North Linden |
| Street | Location |
| Beulah Road | Between East Hudson Street and Arcadia Avenue |
| Silver Drive | Between immediately north of East North Broadway and immediately south of East Hudson Street |
| Arena District, Near Northwest Side |
| Street | Location |
| S.R. 33 | Between the Olentangy River and 910 Dublin Road (the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities complex) |
| Goodale Street | Between Neil Avenue and S.R. 315 entrance and exit ramps |
| Neil Avenue | At and around I-670 and Goodale Street |
| Olentangy River Road (along the northbound side of the street only) | Between Goodale Street and West 5
th
Avenue |
| Twin Rivers Drive (between the street and S.R. 33 only) | In front of 910 Dublin Road (the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities complex) only |
| Vine Street | At Kilbourne Street, on the vacant lot on the southwest corner of the intersection
(note: There is no vacant lot on the SW corner of Vine and Kilbourne) |
| Vine Street/Goodale Street | Between Neil Avenue and S.R. 315 entrance and exit ramps immediately west of abandoned railroad right-of-way |
| University Area |
| Street | Location |
| Dora Drive | Between East 17
th
Avenue and East 18
th
Avenue |
City of Columbus 2014 Concentrated Litter Cleanup Facts
- Every spring, city of Columbus crews conduct concentrated litter cleanups
- This year, the city of Columbus cleanup runs April 14 - May 2
- City of Columbus litter crews are responsible for cleaning the roadsides of 6,387 lane miles of roadway
(ODOT is responsible for cleaning litter on I-70, I-71, I-270 and I-670)
- In 2013, City crews cleaned 7,527 bags of litter equaling 94 tons of litter from the public right-of-way, including 43 tons of litter during their 2013 annual spring concentrated litter cleanup effort
- Between 2008 and 2013, City crews cleaned:
- 239 tons of litter during their annual spring concentrated litter cleanups
- 620 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 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 2013, 8,839 volunteers worked with KCB to clean 172 tons of litter in Columbus
- Between 2001 and 2013, 126,513 residents volunteered their time to clean 2,372 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 online to
www.keepcolumbusbeautiful.org
- KCB is housed in the Columbus Department of Public Service