Unfortunately for some, finding a trash can is a hard concept to grasp...so we as good community health students and members of ESG went to do a Highway Clean up on our Adopted Highway. It's between fire markers [4950-4969] on Caribou Lake Rd in Duluth. We put on our walking shoes, those sweet orange vests, and the nasty rubber gloves to walk opposite ways and gather trash along the road. Referring to the picture above you can see we have about 4-6 bags of trash in only a mile or so radius! A little ridiculous I thought. What I did notice was that a lot of the trash we were picking could be recycled. So that got me thinking..is there a way to have separate bags for recycling and trash? Fortunately there is some good ideas that I found:- Divide your volunteers into two groups; one for
trash, one for recyclable materials.
- Throw recyclable materials to the side of the
road and pick them up later or have another group
follow behind to pick them up.
-Bags of recyclables can be put out in normal
curbside fashion (try to label to be extra specific), or dropped off at local recycling
centers.
So next time I participate in a highway clean up I'm going to make sure to mention this.
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Great idea! I was also feeling a little guilty for mixing the recycleables in with the trash!
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ReplyDeleteGood Job, that's ridiculous how much garbage you guys picked up. Do people really just throw there garbage out on the road when they're driving. Good work.