Below you will find December 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.
CIDBIA Updates
January 2026 Sanitation Updates
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: The next cleanup event will be held on February 14th (Saturday), 10:00am - 12:00pm.
Where: Hing Hay Park
Register online here: CID Monthly Community Litter Pick-up Events
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) CID December 2025 Sanitation Update Summary
"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."
SSC December 2025 CID Sanitation Summary
Litter+ Abatement
In the month of December 2025, the CIDBIA's sanitation contractors, Seattle Surface Cleaners, have removed:
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10,890 pounds of garbage,
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1228 pieces of recycling,
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685 biohazards (human and pet waste),
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254 pieces of sharps/needles,
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196 overflow public litter cans & dumpster,
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212 bulky in the public right of way,
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210 instances of broken glass,
Before & after litter abatement highlight photos can be found HERE.
Graffiti Abatement
In the month of December 2025, the CIDBIA's sanitation contractors, Seattle Surface Cleaners, removed 3,543 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 continues to support the CID with a weekday pressure washing of the neighborhood's Clear Alley Program (CAP) alleys.
