Cleanliness Day on 7 May 2011

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This day wants to inform, sensitize and empower all people in Brussels on public cleanliness. During this day, all Public Cleanliness teams but also the inhabitants and the associations will be mobilized. The message is that everyone is responsible for the cleaning of his own footpath.

Street artists will be talking to inhabitants in a playful way and a flashmob will be organized. More information on the flashmob can be found at the Facebook page of the Cleanliness Day.

Embassies of cleanliness

On Saturday 7 May, from 10 am to 4 pm, in all districts of the City, 12 embassies are going to welcome the inhabitants. In these tents, mediators and 'brigadiers' of the public cleansing service will receive the inhabitants to listen to them and inform them about cleanliness.

The embassies will also give away surprises and small objects such as sponges, portable ashtrays, bags for dog excrement.

At the embassies citizens can also fill in forms with the most important incivilities in their quarter.

A little train will be riding between the Sainte-Catherine, the Square des Blindés and the Anneessens embassy, so that travelers can enjoy the different events at the embassies. On the train, the travelers will get more information and advice on cleanliness.

Become an ambassador of cleanliness!

An ambassador is an inhabitant or association of the City who supports the Cleanliness Day and sweeps his footpath on the Cleanliness Day. Their role is to make the message of the Cleanliness Day pass. Last year, nearly 300 ambassadors participated. To become an ambassador:

• ambassadeur.proprete@brucity.be or 02 279 48 50

Location of the Cleanliness Embassies

• Place du Jeu de Balle [plan]
• Place Anneessens [plan]
• Place Sainte-Catherine [plan]
• Square des Blindés (Vismet) [plan]
• Square Ambiorix [plan]
• Chaussée d’Anvers (North Pole Centre) [plan]
• Place Bockstael [plan]
• Rue De Wand [plan]
• Zavelput (Rue Vekemans - Rue de Heembeek) [plan]
• Rue de Cortenbach (church) [plan]
• Parc de Bruxelles - Warandepark [plan]
• Bois de la Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos [plan]

Events and actions

Street artists will play sketches during the Cleanliness Day. Associations, schools, shops and the Bruxelles Propreté - Net Brussel Agency will also participate and give information and organize activities on the handling of garbage in the city.

The STIB will be holding cleanliness actions in 6 metro stations (Rogier – de Brouckère – Arts/Loi – Bourse – Anneessens – Bockstael). They will be using special products to neutralise the smell at the Bourse and Anneessens station.

Manneken-Pis and the Cleanliness Day

On the Cleanliness Day, from 1 pm to 6 pm, Manneken-Pis will carry the costume of a street sweeper.

ON THE AGENDA : Cleanliness Day 2012