How to Keep Your Town Clean
Trash is not just cosmetic in Go-Go Town! — litter lowers tourist satisfaction, hurts rank star progress, and makes your main street look abandoned on stream. Early game you pick up trash manually with F; mid game Garbirds eat litter automatically in assigned areas; late game maintenance workers patrol districts. This guide explains each cleanup layer and how to prevent trash from spawning faster than you can clear it.
Where trash comes from
Shops, food vendors, festivals, and crowded tourist paths generate litter over time. Understaffed commercial zones produce more trash than maintained ones.
Events and co-op chaos (emotes, racing, bulk consumption) can spike trash temporarily — schedule cleanup after parties.
Manual pickup and Garbirds
Walk your high-traffic loop daily early on. Trash icons are visible on the ground; interact to collect.
Garbirds are cleanup animals that consume litter in a radius. Place Garbird feeders or habitats (per EGO unlock) near food courts and plazas. They are cheaper than maintenance workers pre-Tier 4 but do not fix building degradation.
Maintenance workers
Maintenance staff unlock through EGO tech (see automation/maintenance). Assign them to districts covering shops and processors. They handle trash and building wear that Garbirds ignore.
One maintenance worker per dense commercial block beats one worker for the entire map — zone assignments matter.
Rank and tourist impact
Cleanliness appears in rank challenges and tourist mood. If stars stall mysteriously, run a trash audit before grinding exports.
Pair cleanliness pushes with shop stocking — both affect visitor happiness simultaneously.
Co-op cleanup roles
Designate a Vice-Mayor as "trash mayor" during events. Ping litter clusters for host players focused on building.
Restrict demolition permissions so cleanup runs do not accidentally remove Garbird habitats.