Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up Month

May is Make Danville Shine month, we are hoping you and your neighbors will show your love for Danville in a whole new way! The goal of Make Danville Shine is to encourage every resident to focus on maintenance, upkeep and beautification of their property and to assist neighbors who may not be able to do so due to age or disability. This cleanup campaign is a big step in the City’s blight eradication efforts.

There are many ways to get involved with Make Danville Shine. Individuals, neighborhood groups, churches, civic organizations and youth groups are all encouraged to participate. Keep an eye on this page and the Facebook Page for more information on events and incentives.

Get Involved

The City would like to empower your community to come together to a make a meaningful impact in your area by providing resources that will allow you to clean-up, paint-up and fix-up your neighborhood. Come join us for a day of fun and home improvement education on how to clean up, fix up your neighborhood!

Please email before and after photographs to makedanvilleshine@danvilleva.gov and post them to Facebook using #makedanvilleshine

Every resident can take part in the Make Danville Shine cleanup campaign. Below are five easy ways to participate:

Clean out the gutters of your home,
Repaint your shutters, front door or fence,
Clear your yard of weeds, vines and overgrowth,
Landscape your yard using flowers, mulch and other materials. and
Set debris, trash, appliances and furniture at the curbside for city Public Works crews to pick up.

Take an hour. Take a day. Take a weekend. Show your love – Make Danville Shine.

City Incentives During May 2023

These incentives from the Department of Public Works are valid through Wednesday, May 31.

Download the Incentives Flyer (PDF)

All household trash and small debris should be inside an approved cart

One curbside collection per week on regular scheduled weekday
Unapproved trash carts will not be emptied
All loose debris and household trash must be bagged
No hazardous materials (such as liquids, paints, fuel, etc.) No car parts.
Additional carts are available for sale, if needed. Call Public Works at 434-799-5245

Free tire disposal

Four (4) tires per household (Must be generated from resident. No commercial tires)

Free large appliance pickup

Scheduled curbside collection of appliances BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (Call: 434-799-5245)
Free oversized piles of large bulk debris collected by Bucket Truck
One curbside collection per week on regular scheduled weekday
Separate yard waste debris from large bulk debris
No rental trailers are available
ABSOLUTELY NO CONTRACTOR GENERATED BULK DEBRIS

Free oversized piles of yard waste debris collected by Bucket Truck

One curbside collection per week on regular scheduled weekday
Separate yard waste debris from large bulk debris
All loose leaves or grass clippings must be bagged
No tree stumps
No rental trailers are available
ABSOLUTELY NO TREE CONTRACTOR DEBRIS

Small construction/demolition debris

Debris from small construction projects/repair projects - DONE BY HOMEOWNER ONLY
ABSOLUTELY NO CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM CONTRACTORS