diff --git a/cmd/nitro/main.go b/cmd/nitro/main.go
index a1c663ec..56a33222 100644
--- a/cmd/nitro/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nitro/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/command/add"
 	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/command/apply"
+	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/command/clean"
 	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/command/completion"
 	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/command/composer"
 	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/command/context"
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ func init() {
 		npm.New(client, term),
 		completion.New(),
 		apply.New(home, client, nitrod, term),
+		clean.NewCommand(home, client, term),
 		context.New(home, client, term),
 		trust.New(client, term),
 		version.New(client, nitrod, term),
diff --git a/command/clean/clean.go b/command/clean/clean.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bafcbfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/clean/clean.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package clean
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/config"
+	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/labels"
+	"github.com/craftcms/nitro/terminal"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrExample is used when we want to share an error
+	ErrExample = fmt.Errorf("some example error")
+)
+
+const exampleText = `  # remove unused containers
+  nitro clean`
+
+func NewCommand(home string, docker client.CommonAPIClient, output terminal.Outputer) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "clean",
+		Short:   "Remove unused containers",
+		Example: exampleText,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			env := cmd.Flag("environment").Value.String()
+
+			// load the config file
+			cfg, err := config.Load(home, env)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to load config, %w", err)
+			}
+
+			output.Info("Cleaning up...")
+
+			output.Pending("gathering details")
+
+			// get a list of the known containers
+			known := make(map[string]bool)
+
+			// get all current sites
+			for _, s := range cfg.Sites {
+				known[s.Hostname] = true
+			}
+
+			// get all current databases
+			for _, d := range cfg.Databases {
+				hostname, err := d.GetHostname()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				known[hostname] = true
+			}
+
+			// get all of the containers for the environment
+			filter := filters.NewArgs()
+			filter.Add("label", labels.Environment+"="+env)
+			containers, err := docker.ContainerList(cmd.Context(), types.ContainerListOptions{All: true, Filters: filter})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// check if each container exists
+			remove := make(map[string]types.Container)
+			for _, c := range containers {
+				name := strings.TrimLeft(c.Names[0], "/")
+
+				// check if the container is a known container
+				if _, ok := known[name]; ok {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// if this is a proxy container
+				if c.Labels[labels.Proxy] == env {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// we should remove the container
+				remove[name] = c
+			}
+
+			output.Done()
+
+			// if there is nothing to remove don't remove it
+			if len(remove) == 0 {
+				output.Info("Nothing to remove 😅")
+
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// remove each of the containers
+			for name, c := range remove {
+				output.Pending("removing", name)
+
+				// TODO(jasonmccallister) if this is a database container
+
+				// stop the container
+				if err := docker.ContainerStop(cmd.Context(), c.ID, nil); err != nil {
+					output.Warning()
+					output.Info(err.Error())
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// remove the container
+				if err := docker.ContainerRemove(cmd.Context(), c.ID, types.ContainerRemoveOptions{RemoveVolumes: true}); err != nil {
+					output.Warning()
+					output.Info(err.Error())
+					continue
+				}
+
+				output.Done()
+			}
+
+			output.Info("Cleanup completed 🧹")
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}