Block Drops

Simply show up to a location below and dig in! We’ll come back later in the day to grab the gear and report any collected trash to Seattle Public Utilities for pickup. Follow this page for weekly service opportunities!

Upcoming Drops

Alki Beach / Schedule
May
1
to May 31

Alki Beach / Schedule

This Fall & Winter we’ll attempt to put a Block Drop between the Statue of Liberty and the Bathhouse daily as well as next to the new bathroom on the beach, typically stations are out during daylight hours.

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Block Drop / Lincoln Park / South Lot
Jun
1

Block Drop / Lincoln Park / South Lot

Today’s Block Drop was requested by a West Seattle teen. We’ll set up the Drop in the south parking lot area leading into the park. Swing by and give the park and beach some love and we’ll pick up at the end of the day.

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Morgan Junction
Oct
1

Morgan Junction

Sunday’s sunny Spruced event will be at the Morgan Junction and we’ll use the Morgan Junction Park at the 6401 California Ave SW as our starting point and will leave a Block Drop up all day. We’ll be picking up trash in the neighborhood and also looking to spruce up overgrown infrastructure, clear storm drains and generally tidy up. Come out and join in the cleanup style that fits your interests.

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Farmers Market / Alaska Junction
Sep
10

Farmers Market / Alaska Junction

Sunday’s Block Drop will be set-up in the Alaska Junction for the Farmers Market. It will be at the California & Alaska intersection, likely in front of Key Bank. The station will be out from 9am to 5pm. Drop by when you can and give the Junction some love and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Roxhill School at EC Hughes
Sep
1

Roxhill School at EC Hughes

Friday’s Block Drop will be set-up at Roxhill at EC Hughes on 34th Ave SW. We invite you to help clean the campus, playground and give the surrounding neighborhood some love on this back-to-school cleanup. Drop by when you can for this back-to-school clean and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Genesee Hill Elementary
Aug
31

Genesee Hill Elementary

Thursday’s Block Drop will be set-up on the sidewalk above the entrance to Genesee Hill Elementary. Come give the campus, playground and surrounding neighborhood some love for this back-to-school cleanup.

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Hope Lutheran School
Aug
30

Hope Lutheran School

Wednesday’s Block Drop will be set-up at Hope Lutheran School, my alma mater! We invite you to help clean the campus, playground and give the surrounding neighborhood some love on this back-to-school cleanup as school starts up next week!

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Gatewood Elementary
Aug
29

Gatewood Elementary

Tuesday’s Block Drop will be set-up in the entrance to Gatewood Elementary on Myrtle. Drop by when you can for this week-off-school clean and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day. Drop by when you can for this back-to-school clean and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Fairmount Park
Aug
28

Fairmount Park

Monday’s Block Drop will be set-up at 38th & Findlay, near the entrance of Fairmount Park school. We’ll clean the campus, playground and give the surrounding neighborhood some love on this back-to-back neighborhood cleanup. Drop by when you can and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Lafayette Elementary
Aug
26

Lafayette Elementary

Saturday’s Block Drop will be set-up in the entrance courtyard to Lafayette Elementary. Drop by when you can for this back-to-school clean and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Alki Beach Clean with West Seattle Jewish Community
Jun
25

Alki Beach Clean with West Seattle Jewish Community

We received a special cleanup request from the Jewish Community at West Seattle Torah Learning Center for a morning clean along Alki. We’ll be set up at the Bathhouse / Statue of Liberty so come out and join your neighbors for a community cleanup. The WS TLC event will be from 10am to noon, but we’ll leave the station up all day.

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Alki Beach / WS5K
May
21

Alki Beach / WS5K

Sunday’s Block Drop will be at the Statue of Liberty next to the Bathhouse by special request during the West Seattle 5K. The station will be out till 6pm. Drop by when you can and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day. Please be mindful of the crowds and careful where you are walking.

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18th & Holden
May
7

18th & Holden

This is a family-friendly, leisurely cleanup requested by a group of neighbors. Swing by and help give their neighborhood some love at this 2 hour weekend Block Drop.

Buckets, and pickup sticks will be provided and we'll transfer all the trash into Seattle Public Utility bags for pickup.

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Block Drop / Rainy Day Pause
May
5

Block Drop / Rainy Day Pause

We’re pushing pause today as it looks like a wet one, and not surprisingly I tend to just collect buckets of water on rainy days! We’ll definitely be planning new Drops soon so keep your eyes open if it looks like it’s going to be nice out ;)

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Girl Scout Block Drop
May
4

Girl Scout Block Drop

Thursday we have a special request Block Drop for 25 Third grade Brownie Scouts! This will be our fourth Scout requested Drop since we started the program. We’ll be sure to get some pix of the girls in action!

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Walt Hundley Playfield
May
2

Walt Hundley Playfield

Tuesday’s Block Drop will be set-up at Walt Hundley Playfield at the SW Myrtle St & 34th Ave SW entrance. Swing by and clean the park and give the surrounding neighborhoods some love.

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Duwamish Head Fenceline
Apr
24

Duwamish Head Fenceline

Monday’s Block Drop will be at the north end of the fenceline with all the padlocks on Duwamish Head. The station will be put out at 9am and will be out till 6pm. Drop by when you can and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Myrtle Reservoir Park
Apr
23

Myrtle Reservoir Park

Sunday’s special request Block Drop is back at Myrtle Reservoir Park but set up on the top of the park at 36th & SW Myrtle. Swing by and give the park and the surrounding neighborhoods some love.

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Girl Scout Block Drop
Apr
17

Girl Scout Block Drop

Monday we have a special request Block Drop for 16 West Seattle Girls Scouts fresh off Spring Break! I’m really looking forward to this one as it’s our third Scout requested Drop since my daughter’s troop developed the program for their Silver Award. I’ll be sure to get some pix of the girls in action.

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Lafayette Elementary
Apr
14

Lafayette Elementary

Friday’s Block Drop will be set-up in the entrance courtyard to Lafayette Elementary. Drop by when you can for this Spring Break school clean and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Arbor Heights Elementary
Apr
13

Arbor Heights Elementary

Thursday’s Block Drop will be set-up outside of Arbor Heights Elementary on 104th. We’ll clean the campus, playground and give the surrounding neighborhood some love on this Spring Break cleanup.

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Pathfinder K-8
Apr
12

Pathfinder K-8

Wednesday’s Block Drop will be set-up at Pathfinder’s entrance sign on Genesee, we invite you to come help clean the campus, playfield and give the surrounding neighborhood some love on this Spring Break school cleanup.

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Louisa Boren STEM K-8
Apr
11

Louisa Boren STEM K-8

Tuesday’s Block Drop will be set-up at Louisa Boren STEM’s entrance sign on Delridge, we invite you to come help clean the campus, playfield and give the surrounding neighborhoods some love on this Spring Break cleanup.

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Alki Beach / WSHS
Apr
8

Alki Beach / WSHS

Saturday’s Block Drop will be at the Statue of Liberty next to the Bathhouse by special request of the WSHS Key Club. The station will be out till 6pm. Drop by when you can and we’ll collect the goods at the end of the day.

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Marine View Drive Hill
Apr
7

Marine View Drive Hill

Today’s Block Drop will be part of a week-long series of Drops in the Fauntleroy / Lincoln Park / Brace Point / Endolyne Junction area. Friday we’ll be set up at the intersection of 45th, Marine View Drive and Roxbury, a couple blocks south of Endolyne Joe’s.

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Past Drops

What’s a Block Drop?

Block Drops are mobile cleanup stations deployed around West Seattle and designed for ease of community engagement. Stations consist of signage, pickup sticks, buckets and bags (usually 5-10 sets of gear depending on site location).

We drop stations off for a set period of time (usually 9am to 5pm), then pick them up at the end of the day and take care of the collected trash with help from our partners at Seattle Public Utilities / Adopt a Street program.

Just show up, use the tools provided and we’ll take care of the rest.

 
 
 

Show off your clean by tagging us on Instagram @block.drops

How Does it Work?
The beauty of these cleanups is they’re on your time — no need to wait for a community event that fits your schedule, simply find our location for the day and engage when it’s convenient for you.

Go it alone for a walking meditation or connect with friends and fellowship. After filling a bucket you can dump directly into a public trash bin or transfer into a yellow Community Cleanup bag back at the station.

It’s the easiest cleanup in town!

 

Plan Your Own Drop!
Use the form at the bottom of the page to suggest a Drop location or request one in your neighborhood for the day. Organize a group of friends and create your very own Earth Day!

We’ll help tailor your event with neighbors, teammates, coworkers, or other social groups who’d like to get involved. Simply reach out, request a day & time and we’ll make it happen.

Thanks for your interest, we look forward to seeing you at a clean!

 

Inspired by Scouting

Paige, Evelyn & Emma at a planning meeting.

Block Drops are the creative vision of three West Seattle Girl Scouts who set out to earn their Silver Award Project over the pandemic. This is the highest award given to Cadettes (6th-8th grade), which only ten percent of Girl Scouts achieve.

Paige, Evelyn and Emma developed their project hoping to engage fellow West Seattleites to become the solution to a cleaner community. Their program is a social experiment of sorts that offers weekly, passive civics opportunities to live the Scouting ideal of leaving the world a better place than we found it.

 

In the News…

Check out the recent Block Drop origin story in the Seattle Times
and the latest write-up in Seattle’s Child magazine!

Aug/Sept 2022

Plan a Block Drop

Use this form to request a Drop in your neighborhood and we’ll help support your very own cleanup event.

 

Block Drop / Alaska Junction