How to Organize a Community Clean Up - made in the USA

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With Earth Day coming this month, organizing a community clean up is a great way to honor the neighborhood in which you live.  There are several to take to ensure a successful clean up.  

• Organize a group of volunteers, such friends, family, fellow community members.  
• Choose local environmental organizations with whom to partner.  
• Make a detailed plan of your project.  
• Pick a community project.  
• Assemble necessary materials and tools to be used during and after the clean up.  
• Celebrate a job well done.

1. Trash Bags

via Amazon: EcoSafe Certified Compostable Trash Bags (aff. link)

Bags are important to have for a community clean up.  Keep several on-hand to separate recyclable and compostable items.

Eco Safe makes a compostable trash bag that is BPI certified (Biodegradable Products Institute) and CMA approved (Compost Manufacturing Alliance).  Made to be commercially compostable, they are highly leak resistant and made with a durable resin for added sturdiness.

2. Trash Grabbers

via Amazon: Grapplers 33" Extended Reach and Pick-Up Tool

In order to do a community clean up, a garbage grabber is another necessary tool.  Having a pick-up tool that's lightweight and portable helps save your back during the clean up.

3. Heavy-Duty Gloves

via Good For the Planet: Hemp Hands Gloves 

with PVC Gripping Dots

For a community clean up, a good pair of gloves are vital.  Hemp is one of the most durable and long-lasting natural fibers.  It is also protects from UV-A and UV-B rays, which helps during an hours-long clean up.  Best part is that these Hemp Hands gloves are made in the USA.

4. Rake

via Amazon: Bully Tools 12-Gauge 16-Inch Bow Rake

Rakes also come in handy for a community clean up.  They make it easy to pick up leaves, bottles and other debris that may be found along the way.

5. Shovel

via Amazon: True Temper Shovel

 

A heavy-duty shovel is needed for digging and gardening.  A community clean up is a big job and the tools needed should be able to withstand as much.

Conclusion

Finding products made in the USA for a community clean up may pose a challenge, but with challenge comes change.  

☝How will YOU be part of the change?

Always remember: Nobody appreciates you and your business more than the people behind the made in the USA name!