Start a Solutions group in your town
Clean up in the La Sals
It is easy to start a Solutions group. Here are some simple steps:
1. Pick a roadside, trail, stream, public walkway, or any other place where you want to remove littered trash and recycling.
2. Get a couple of 5 gallon buckets, mesh bags, or trash bags (we try to only use reusable containers). Bring some work gloves along in case you need them. You might want to buy a pick-up, grabber-type, stick. These come in a variety of prices and are helpful for reaching under bushes, around trees, or over fences.
3. Make a sign that promotes your Solutions group. We like to make signs with cardboard or other items we find and that we can recycle. You can have a lot of fun with this and get very creative.
4. See if your family or friends would like to work with you. We have joyfully watched a two-year-old work with her mom to remove litter on our in-town Parkway system. A few people working together can get an amazing amount of work done.
5. Start picking up everything that doesn’t belong. We find that it is easier to collect trash in one container and recycling in another bag or container. That way, you don't have to sort through it when you are finished. However, there are as many methods of removing and redirecting recycling and trash from the earth as there are people. Experiment until you find the most comfortable method for you. Then, let us know about it. In fact, if you start a Solutions group in your area, send us photos from your clean ups. We'd love to post them on the website.
6. Invite your community to join you. Take photos of the items you’ve cleaned up and publicize them. Take short videos of clean ups on progress.
Note: Nature attempts to incorporate litter into the earth. You may find insects in cardboard boxes or cups. We remove the insects from the litter/recycling before bagging them. After all, the land is their home. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about starting a Solutions group. (See the "Contact Us" page).
1. Pick a roadside, trail, stream, public walkway, or any other place where you want to remove littered trash and recycling.
2. Get a couple of 5 gallon buckets, mesh bags, or trash bags (we try to only use reusable containers). Bring some work gloves along in case you need them. You might want to buy a pick-up, grabber-type, stick. These come in a variety of prices and are helpful for reaching under bushes, around trees, or over fences.
3. Make a sign that promotes your Solutions group. We like to make signs with cardboard or other items we find and that we can recycle. You can have a lot of fun with this and get very creative.
4. See if your family or friends would like to work with you. We have joyfully watched a two-year-old work with her mom to remove litter on our in-town Parkway system. A few people working together can get an amazing amount of work done.
5. Start picking up everything that doesn’t belong. We find that it is easier to collect trash in one container and recycling in another bag or container. That way, you don't have to sort through it when you are finished. However, there are as many methods of removing and redirecting recycling and trash from the earth as there are people. Experiment until you find the most comfortable method for you. Then, let us know about it. In fact, if you start a Solutions group in your area, send us photos from your clean ups. We'd love to post them on the website.
6. Invite your community to join you. Take photos of the items you’ve cleaned up and publicize them. Take short videos of clean ups on progress.
Note: Nature attempts to incorporate litter into the earth. You may find insects in cardboard boxes or cups. We remove the insects from the litter/recycling before bagging them. After all, the land is their home. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about starting a Solutions group. (See the "Contact Us" page).
Carol, on the parkway