Cobourg, ON (April 11, 2025) – The Town of Cobourg invites all community members to participate in the 15th annual Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge, taking place April 21-26, 2025.

Community members are invited to register with the Town of Cobourg to help clean up litter in their neighbourhood, including roadsides, parks and trails.

Municipalities with the highest proportional representation of volunteers and most litter collected per volunteer will receive trophies at a meeting of County Council. In 2024, more than 3,000 Northumberland County community members collected 11,427 kilograms of litter during this competition – marking the highest turnout in the history of the event.

Participants are asked to register online at www.Cobourg.ca/cleanup and select the location you would like to collect in. Full bags of litter may be left along the roadside of your clean-up area for Town staff to collect.

Please remember that large, hazardous, or dangerous items are not to be touched. If a dangerous item is found, please report back to the Town, and qualified staff will come to collect. Afterwards, log back onto the webpage to report where you left your garbage bags for pickup.

Supplies, including gloves, and garbage bags will be available to pick up from April 14 to 26 from the Cobourg Community Centre (750 D'Arcy Street), at the main reception desk, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Join the Mayor at the Cigarette Butt Clean-up
Once again, Cobourg is looking for volunteers to help clean up the many cigarette butts that are found along the waterfront and the downtown core. Join Mayor Lucas Cleveland on Saturday, April 26 at 103 Third Street at 10 a.m. to pick up provided supplies. Due to the nature of the material collected, this clean-up event is recommended for ages 19+.

The Town of Cobourg thanks all community members in advance who volunteer to help clean up our beautiful town.