Dallas unveils Clean Sweep program to increase litter removal, mowing and encampment cleaning

A city staff member announced Clean Sweep on the city’s behalf as a new beautification initiative to increase litter removal, frequent mowing and encampment cleaning across Dallas.

"Clean Sweep is the city's newest beautification initiative," the staff member said, describing the program as "a holistic approach" that combines frequent mowing, litter removal and targeted encampment cleaning.

The presenter said the program uses an in-house team to remove trash and debris from public rights of way seven days a week, calling the approach "service first." "We are providing service first now," another city speaker said.

Officials said Clean Sweep operates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and has collected what they called "significant tonnage" of trash and recycling, though the amount was not specified in the remarks. "Clean Sweep operates 7 until 7 and have collected significant tonnage of trash and recycling," a presenter said.

A portion of a new $3 environmental cleanup fee will fund Clean Sweep and other city-led environmental quality programs, the presenters said; the transcript did not specify how much of the fee is allocated to Clean Sweep or the mechanism for distribution.

One speaker described collaboration across city offices to deliver the program, saying the effort is being carried out "in collaboration with the Office of Humber Solutions and the Marshall Department." The transcript lists those department names as spoken; the city’s agency names could not be fully verified from the recording, and the presenters otherwise described coordination with other city departments.

To learn more about Clean Sweep and other environmental stewardship efforts, presenters directed listeners to dallas.gov.