Let’s Talk Trash! NOV / DEC 2023 ©2023 - 2024The Keenan Group, Inc-
17 It’s time for the 3rd annual No Trash November! This year Tennessee is out to make history again! All volunteer groups who regularly pick up litter on
Tennessee roadways will rally together and host a cleanup event in November — cleaning up Tennessee right before our friends and families visit for the holidays. https://nobodytrashestennessee.com/nobody-trashes-tennessee-litter-quiz/ Take our litter quiz to see just how savvy you are about litter and how it impacts our beautiful state. Share your results on Facebook and Twitter with our hashtag #NobodyTrashesTennessee.
1 . Tossing apple cores, banana peels and any other food scraps onto the ground is considered littering and is illegal. p True p False
3. When calling the Litter Hotline (1-877-8;otter) to report a litterbug you must have______________. p TN license plate number p Make & model of vehicle & time you witnessed the incident p TN license plate number & make & model of the vehicle.
4. It is free to Adopt-A-Highway p True p False
5. ___% of hte plasticin the ocean comes from the land, and is arried there by the vast network of river basins including the Tennessee River
2. A cigarette butt takes ___ to decompose p 2 months - 1 year p 18 months - 10 years p 6 months - 5 years
p 55% p 20% p 80%
HOW TO ORGANIZE A COMMUNITY CLEANUP
garbage, rent a roll off dumpster for the day. A dumpster right on site of your clean-up is the easiest solution. Make it fun for participants Give a prize for the most aluminum cans collected. Reward someone for the most unusual piece of trash found. Create a scavenger hunt worksheet. Participants can see how many items they find. Include things like a cardboard box, an empty Sprite can, a piece of clothing, or a page from a magazine. Prizes can be T-shirts, water bottles,or gift cards. Give back to your volunteers Thank all of your volunteers. Plan a post-cleanup party with T-shirts, prizes, pizza, and beverages. Take a group picture before everyone leaves. Send thank you noted to volunteers and include the pictures that you took. Post a recap of your day on social media. Thank any businesses that donated supplies. Send your business sponsors a card signed by participants.
What is a community cleanup? A community trash cleanup can be picking up junk along streets or waterways, cleaning up a vacant lot, renovating a local playground, or planting flowers. Community efforts focus on parks, bench cleanups, lakes, and highways. Why organize a community cleanup event? Cleanups increase engagement and beautify your neighborhood. Tending junk-filled areas helps keep your community looking clean. It’s a great way to meet your neighbors. Once people realize that certain areas are prone to dumping, they will be inclined to keep litter out of their neighborhood. Make a plan for your community cleanup Choose a project coordinator who can be involved from start to finish. Pick a date for your cleanup. Weekends are most popular and give the best turn out. Decide how many volunteers you will need. Get a list of supplies. Ask local businesses to sponsor your event by publicizing it, donating supplies, and encouraging employees to participate.
Advertise the neighborhood cleanup Ask neighbors, friends, city residents, and local businesses to join. Recruit volunteers early to let people plan. Recruit through flyers, Facebook events, posting on NextDoor or neighborhood newsletters., or word of mouth. Create a digital sign-up to collect volunteers’ contact information. Send out reminders days before the event. Choose a place for your volunteers to meet. A handout with details about the event is helpful. Include a map of the place, location of rest rooms, where to fill water bottles, and how to wrap up at the end. Divide your volunteers into groups with specific jobs. Match jobs with the physical ability of the participants. Gather your team the day of your event. How to get rid of garbage. Ask your local city officials if they have services to pick up the waste. If you’re responsible for the disposal, your volunteers could haul the trash bags to a local landfill. Ask a local business to use their dumpster. If have a lot of
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