December 2025 Sanitation Update

Below you will find November 2025 CID sanitation updates from the CIDBIA, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), and other partners.

Questions? Please contact the Clean & Green Program Manager at yongkang@cidbia.org

View Sanitation Resources here.

get involved

We host a monthly community litter pick-up event in the CID on the Second Saturday of each month and are always looking for new volunteers!

What: CID Community Clean Up

When: Second Saturday of the Month, Next event on December 13th, 10:00am-12:00pm

Where: Hing Hay Park

For December 2025's Cleanup, Sign up here: Monthly Community Litter Pick-up Event

For 2026 CID Cleanups, Sign up here: CID Monthly Community Litter Pick-up Events

"Hello from Seattle Public Utilities Clean City Division! Please don’t hesitate to file a service request within the Find It, Fix It phone application for any of the issues that we deal with (illegal dumping, litter, needle collection, Public Place Litter and Recycling (PPLR) cans), and our team will work to resolve it as soon as possible. To learn more about SPU Clean City and our work, please visit our website here."

Litter+ Abatement

In the month of November 2025, the CIDBIA's sanitation contractors, Seattle Surface Cleaners, have removed:

• 9,570 pounds of garbage,

• 559 pieces of recycling, 

• 625 biohazards (human and pet waste),

• 353 pieces of sharps/needles, 

• 115 overflow public litter cans & dumpster,

• 95 bulky in the public right of way,

• 78 instances of broken glass,

Before & after litter abatement highlight photos can be found HERE.

Graffiti Abatement

In the month of November 2025, the CIDBIA's sanitation contractors, Seattle Surface Cleaners, removed 1,491 sq.ft. of graffiti tags on businesses & properties in the public right-of-way throughout the Chinatown-International District (CID).

Before & after graffiti abatement highlight photos can be found HERE.

Learn more about Graffiti Removal here.

CID Alley Cleaning

SPU, Waste Management, and Fleet Genius continue to support the CID with a weekday pressure washing of the neighborhood alleys.

Learn more about Pressure Washing here.