Get involved by pitching in! Take part in the largest environmental improvement campaign in Canada and join other hard-working volunteers across the nation who care about improving their communities.
The SLRD encourages residents to participate in this year's Pitch-In Canada Week from April 20 - 26, 2026. Clean up, restore and beautify the environment by cleaning up litter and other garbage from our communities by collecting litter from public and shared spaces.
Did you know?
PITCH-IN Week began in 1967 with a handful of concerned citizens picking up harmful debris along the shores of Vancouver Island. In 2019, over 850,000 people committed to participating in their local neighbourhoods from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Port Alice, British Columbia, and collectively removed over 5.65 million pounds of litter!
How to participate
- Create your own public space litter cleanup event or participate in an event already planned by a local community group.
Register your cleanup with us! Complete the registration form, and a staff member will provide a registration certificate that must be presented at the SLRD facility of your choice when disposing of the collected litter for the tipping fees to be waived.
- Bring your litter for disposal to a SLRD managed waste facility. Registration confirmation must be shown to the SLRD waste facility attendant for tipping fees to be waived.
SLRD Waste Facilities
- Gold Bridge Transfer Station
- Lillooet Landfill & Recycling Centre
- Devine Transfer Station
- Pemberton Transfer Station
Sort collected litter to divert waste from landfill
- Sort and rinse bottles, cans and other recyclables (i.e. packaging).
- Rinsed Deposit Beverage Containers can be returned at your local Return-It depot or bottle depot.
- Electronics should be returned to your local recycling depot.
For more information on what goes where at your local facility, visit our website slrd.bc.ca/lovethisplace.
Safety
For your safety, we suggest you wear gloves and dispose of them responsibly.
Non-SLRD Waste Facilities
If your local waste facility is not managed by the SLRD, please contact the municipality for more information on their Pitch-In Week initiatives.
Member Municipality Initiatives
Additional Resources
Large illegal dumping sites on public land and spaces
The purpose of Pitch-In Week is to enable and encourage community members to care for their local surroundings by cleaning up shared public spaces from litter. Large illegal dumping sites may require additional coordination and resources.
Please contact us before starting, as a completed Tipping Fee Waiver Form for approval is required.
Contact us at utilities@slrd.bc.ca