Keeping the Streets Clean Supports Your Health

January 22, 2019 12:59 PM
by Dwight LeDuff

This article originally appeared in the January edition of Seascape. 

Have you ever thought about why Santa Monica always looks so neat and clean? It’s thanks to people like Dwight, Santa Monica’s Supervisor of Street Sweeping. Dwight takes great pride in keeping our city streets clean.

All City streets are swept weekly, according to a set schedule. Beach parking lots are swept 7 days a week, and twice on Saturday and Sunday to assure a clean, healthy environment for all to enjoy. Specially designated alleys are swept at least once a month. Our airport runways are swept twice a month. In addition to a clean airport, this contributes to the safety of passengers. And while many of us don’t think about this last one, our cemetery is swept monthly as a show of respect for our loved ones who have passed. As residents, we can do our part. By utilizing the green containers and not blowing our lawn and shrub cuttings into the street, we help keep our communities clean.

Check the street sweeping schedule for the day and time on your street. By respecting these time windows, the street sweeper is able to complete the task quickly, can cover a larger area and you may save yourself money by not getting a ticket!

For questions, contact Public Works at (310) 458-2223

Authored By

Dwight LeDuff
Resource Recovery and Recycling Supervisor