Volunteer-led · since 2016

We clean the places
everyone else walks past.

Scrub Team turns up where neglect has settled in — streets, shelters, canals, schoolyards — and we leave them clean, safe, and worth walking through again.

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312neighborhoods restored
10,400volunteers mobilized
1,840tof waste hauled away
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One place, three chapters

The Almeda Canal had been written off. We disagreed.

Change isn't a slogan. It's six Saturdays, a few hundred people, and a path that families finally trust again.

Before

The canal path had become a dumping ground. Families stopped using it. Parents told their kids to keep away.

The work six Saturdays

240 volunteers cleared 11 tonnes of waste, replanted the verge, and ran hygiene workshops at the two nearest schools.

After

The path reopened in spring. The morning walk came back. So did the Sunday market that had moved away.

See the change

Drag across the Almeda towpath.

The same fifty metres of canal path, eighteen months apart. Pull the handle to move between them.

Before · 2019 After · 2021

"You used to cross the road to avoid this stretch. Now I walk my grandkids down it." — Dalia Aarons, Park End Estate

What we do

Four ways we show up.

No single fix keeps a place clean. We pair hands-on work with the support and knowledge that make it last.

01

Community cleanups

Streets, parks, beaches, and the forgotten corners in between — cleared in a day by crews from the neighborhood.

02

Hygiene education

Practical, no-jargon workshops in schools, shelters, and community centers — taught by people they'll see again.

03

Hygiene kits

Soap, supplies, and everyday essentials delivered to people who've gone without — quietly, and with respect.

04

Local crews

Trained neighborhood teams who keep a place clean long after our trucks have gone — because they live there.

Since 2016

Counted honestly. Weighed, not guessed.

Every figure below is logged on the day, crew by crew. No rounding up.

0tonnes
Waste removed
Hauled out by hand, then sorted for recycling and proper disposal.
0
Volunteers mobilized
First-timers to crew leads.
0
Neighborhoods restored
Across 14 cities.
0
Hygiene kits distributed
To shelters and families.
0schools
Workshop partners
Running hygiene sessions each term.
Where we work

Fourteen cities. Pick a place.

Every pin is a project our crews have run. Filter by what we did, or tap a site to see how it went.

Across the network
312 neighborhoods
In 14 cities and counting
10,400volunteers mobilized since 2016

Tap any pin to see what a single project looked like — the challenge we found, and what was left standing after.

8 featured sites shown · full project list in our annual report

Featured projects

What it looks like, up close.

Three places we were told couldn't be brought back. The reports said otherwise.

Almeda Canal · Riverside
11tonnes cleared in six Saturdays
River restoration

Giving a canal path back to the people who'd given up on it.

ChallengeTwo decades of fly-tipping had turned the towpath into a no-go zone, cutting the estate off from the riverside market.
Action240 volunteers across six weekends cleared waste, replanted the verge, and ran workshops at two local schools.
OutcomeThe path reopened to foot traffic; the Sunday market returned after an eight-year absence.
Saint Mark's Shelter · North Gate
2,300hygiene kits delivered in one winter
Dignity program

A clean start, restocked every week through the cold months.

ChallengeA 90-bed shelter was rationing basics; residents were leaving without soap, razors, or clean towels.
ActionWe set up a weekly kit run and a small laundry rota staffed by trained volunteers.
OutcomeEvery resident had a personal kit within a fortnight; the rota now runs year-round.
Westbeach · Coastal District
3.1km of shoreline cleaned in a single day
Coastal cleanup

One Saturday, a whole beach, and a crew that stayed.

ChallengeStorm tides left the family beach buried in plastic and fishing debris ahead of the summer season.
Action410 volunteers combed 3.1km of shoreline; we trained a 20-person local crew to maintain it.
OutcomeThe beach reopened on schedule; the crew now does a monthly sweep on its own.
2025
Annual impact report

A year, measured the same way we measure a Saturday.

We log every tonne, every kit, every crew. Here's what the last twelve months added up to — and the independently audited accounts behind it.

0+38% on 2024Waste removed and recycled
0+12% on 2024Active volunteers this year
0+9 sitesNeighborhoods restored
0+22% on 2024Hygiene kits distributed
Annual report available upon request.
Where the money goes
100%

Every public donation funds the work on the ground.

Our operating costs — salaries, rent, software — are underwritten separately by a small group of founding partners. So the £40 you give buys gloves, soap, and a truck for Saturday. Not a back office.

Registered nonprofit Independently audited Tax-deductible

How program spending breaks down

Community cleanups46%
Hygiene kits & supplies24%
Education & workshops18%
Local crew training12%

Figures from the 2025 audited accounts. Full statements in the annual report above.

Community Support

Organizations and groups we collaborate with

MeridianFoundation
CityworksCivic Trust
GreenlinePartners
HarborHealth
The Aldous Fund
NorthwindGroup
Two RiversCo-op
LumenCivic

We work alongside local organizations and community groups who support our cleanups in different ways.

When you join

From sign-up to crew lead, in four honest steps.

No experience needed. We bring the gear, the gloves, and someone who's done it before.

  1. 1

    Apply

    A ten-minute form. Tell us your city and the weekends you're free.

    ~10 minutes
  2. 2

    Get matched

    We pair you with a crew working near you, on a project that fits.

    Within a week
  3. 3

    Show up

    Turn up in clothes you don't mind dirtying. We handle the rest.

    Your first Saturday
  4. 4

    Keep going

    Come back, bring a friend, and — when you're ready — lead a crew.

    As far as you want

Where and when can you help?

We'll only ever match you to crews near you.

What would you like to do?

Pick anything that sounds like you. No experience needed for any of it.

Where should we reach you?

A coordinator from your city will email within a week.

You're on the list.

Thanks for stepping up. Here's what you told us — a coordinator will be in touch within a week.

In their words
"My kids couldn't play on our street. Now we have a clean block and a crew that checks in. Scrub Team didn't just clean up — they handed it back to us."
Dalia AaronsResident, Park End Estate

We ask the people we work with one question afterward: did it last? These are some of the answers.

"I came once to fill a Saturday. Two years later I lead a crew of thirty. It's the most useful I've ever felt."
Marcus ReubenCrew lead, Westbeach
"The hygiene kits restored something I can't put a number on. Our residents walk taller. That's the honest truth of it."
Priya NairCoordinator, Saint Mark's Shelter
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A clean place to stand changes everything.

A gift doesn't disappear into overheads here. It becomes gloves, soap, a truck booked for Saturday, and a workshop a school couldn't otherwise run.

This Saturday, 19 crews go out. Your gift puts the gear in their hands.

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