While every municipality has anti-littering laws, it is not uncommon to see trash on the side of highways, along city streets, or in neighborhoods. It is an issue that reflects on every citizen, which is why a one-day spring clean-up is designed to bring everyone together for its pick-up. If you are looking for a way to make a difference in either your city or neighborhood, organizing a spring clean-up to bring neighbors, friends, and family together is a great idea for a community clean-up day. You’ll need some help, though, so here’s how we can help your clean-up event be successful with a dumpster rental or trash removal service. We offer a recycling service too!
How Does Picking Up Litter Help The Community?
Litter on a street can carry a negative impression in any community, not just with locals but with visitors and travelers. When others see residents actively picking up trash, it also impresses upon others that the community takes great pride in beautifying the area. It also implies the city is eco-friendly and wants to ensure that the litter does not interfere with a location’s natural loveliness.
How To Organize A Spring Clean-up Event
- Determine Goals And Objectives
It’s important to first understand your goals and objectives before trying to organize the event. What do you hope to accomplish? What values or principles will you ask volunteers to adhere to when representing your event? Once you know, start a Facebook page to mobilize sponsors and volunteers. You can also use social media to promote the event’s social benefits.
- Create An Event Itinerary
You can ask the city for a map to help you plan for each neighborhood. After identifying the neighborhoods you plan to include, you should also note how many team members it will take to fully complete the job. You will also know which localities need beautification, so you have a better idea of where to find event volunteers or business partnerships. Here are a few things you will need to consider before proceeding so that you can prepare for them accordingly.
- Which neighborhoods do you plant to beautify?
- How much trash will you need to pick-up?
- Will you include lakes and river bed clean-up as well?
- How many managers and teams will you need?
- What challenges do you anticipate? Solutions?
- How will you handle first-aid for volunteers?
- How do you plan to get rid of collected trash?
- Invite Volunteers
Your event will not be successful without a great support system. Take the time to invite needed volunteers, including event specialists and managers. You can use social media to recruit neighborhood leaders and volunteers.
- Identify Supply Needs
You can get the city to donate or loan cleaning supplies like gloves, wheelbarrows, shovels, trash bags, gardening tools, and mulch. You will also need a recycling bin and a trash removal service for the dumpster rental. You can also talk to a local grocer to donate refreshments for volunteer comfort.
- Assign Leadership To Oversee Operations
Leadership is incredibly important during community clean-up events as you need someone on-site to take care of situations, including directives and first aid. Assign a manager to each location who can oversee these operations.
Lastly, as the head event coordinator, you need to focus on volunteer registration, management, team assignments, and supply distribution. Your managers will be responsible for team oversight, safety talks, breaks, refreshments, and clean-up. At ABH Services, we hope to be a part of your event, so contact us (781) 941-2422 or https://www.facebook.com/abhservices/.