About Us

Our Story

CleanScapes History

CleanScapes began operations in October 1997 providing exterior cleaning and maintenance for Seattle's Historic Pioneer Square District. Today, we proudly provide solid waste collection, Keep-It-Clean Services, and community programs in Seattle, Shoreline, Portland, and San Francisco. With 24/7 operations and friendly, uniformed, professionally trained crews, we're ready to help communities move beyond waste.

Our Mission

CleanScapes is the trusted partner for communities seeking to enhance residential and commercial vitality by providing innovative streetscape maintenance, recycling and solid waste services.

Our Core Values

Safe & Healthy Communities

• We put the safety of our employees and customers above all else

• We provide continuous training and awareness to encourage safe and healthy employee behavior

• Through corporate stewardship and customer education, we strive to help cities reduce their negative environmental impact

• We look for ways to enhance the long-term vitality of our communities, treating them as our own

Uncompromising Integrity

• We do what we say we will do

• We are honest and ethical in our efforts and decision making

• We hold ourselves and each other accountable for excellence and communicate openly about our successes, failures and opportunities

People Driven

• We attract, hire, train and retain the best talent

• We empower our employees to contribute, learn and grow professionally

• We invite and encourage teamwork, honest and open communication and dialogue from all our constituencies (employees, shareholders, customers)

• We promote a healthy balance between work and personal life and strive to make the company an enjoyable place to work

• We are a learning organization and support our employees’ efforts to grow the company and themselves

Exemplary Service

• We surpass the expectations of our customers through superior service (i.e. answering the phone on one ring, solving problems the first time)

• We are responsive and proactive to customers’ needs

• We deliver our services in a professional manner

Relentless Improvement

• We adapt to the needs of customers and changing environments

• We harness the ideas of our employees and stakeholders to find better ways to do things

• We continuously strive for excellence in all that we do