The Clean & Safe Division is responsible for the maintenance and beautification of Downtown Delray Beach, the Atlantic Avenue Corridor. The division also supports special events in the Clean & Safe District.

If you are experiencing a Code Enforcement or maintenance issue, within the downtown district, you can submit a request through our Citizen Support Center, call 561-243-7212 or send an email to CleanSafe.DowntownMaintenance@mydelraybeach.com.

Public Safety

Clean & Safe works closely with members from the Clean & Safe Police Unit to relay concerns of suspicious and/or criminal activity, trespassing, and other public safety issues as they pertain to the District.

Sidewalk Buttlers

Did you know that cigarette butts remain the world's most littered item, with about 4.5 trillion cigarettes discarded each year worldwide? Cigarette litter is a real challenge for communities across the US. Lack of awareness, lack of ash receptacles, and ordinances that move smokers outdoors all increase cigarette littering. 

Thanks to Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful for sponsoring the City of Delray Beach Neighborhood and Community Services Department's Clean & Safe and Sanitation Divisions initiative to install and monitor more than 84 cigarette butlers throughout the Clean & Safe District. The benefits of this initiative will continue for years to come and will help turn the tide against the staggering 50 billion pieces of litter in our county. 

Visit keepPBCbeautiful.org and see how you can contribute to keeping our community Litter Free.

The city began this recycling program in March 2019 and, after just a few months, collected over 23,000 cigarette butts. There are 84 Sidewalk Buttlers located along East Atlantic Avenue, from NW/SW 12th Avenue east of A1A, and from E. Atlantic Avenue north on NE 2nd Avenue to NE 4th Street/Lake Ida Rd.

The waste collected is 100% recyclable. The cigarette butts are sent to Terracycle where they are broken down and separated into compostable organic materials and inorganic filter materials. The program is free to the city and for every pound of cigarette waste collected $1 will be donated to the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. #CityOfDelrayBeach #KeepPalmBeachCountyBeautiful