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
This year we’ll put a Block Drop between the Statue of Liberty and the Bathhouse daily as well as next to the new bathrooms on the beach, typically stations are out during daylight hours. We’ll likely have some weather closures or be out of town several times during the season but otherwise they’ll be out there to use.
We can also get a Block Drop out to your neighborhood in West Seattle, just let us know
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Hiawatha Concert Block Drop
We’ll have a special Block Drop at Hiawatha Playfield in preparation for Thursday’s Summer Concert series in the park hosted by the Admiral Neighborhood Association.
Hiawatha Concert Block Drop
We’ll have a special Block Drop at Hiawatha Playfield in preparation for Thursday’s Summer Concert series in the park hosted by the Admiral Neighborhood Association.
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.
Hembrow’s Harriers Drop
This is a special request Block Drop for the Madison Middle School track team, Go Bulldogs!
Lafayette Girl Scout Drop
This is a special request Drop for a Girl Scout troop at Lafayette Elementary, Go Cheetahs!
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.
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.
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 ;)
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!
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.
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.
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.
Alki Silent Disco Cleanup
Saturday’s special request Earth Day Block Drop will be at the Statue of Liberty next to the Bathhouse. The station will be out till 7pm and be paired up with this month’s Silent Disco which will continue to 9pm.
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.
WS Nursery Block Drop
We’ll be at West Seattle Nursery on Saturday for their Doing Good in the Neighborhood series so what better time to have a Drop outside the Nursery for the community to come and give the neighborhood some love. Up till 6pm!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 daily, 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 Block Drop origin story told in the Seattle Times and a 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
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.