Ages 10-14

Picking up litter

Spend one week picking up plastic you find littering your school or community.

Take a photo or make a note to keep track of all that you find.

How much of what you found could have been recycled instead? At the end of the week, compile your findings and send them to your local municipality or school with suggestions for how to improve things. Should they provide more trash and recycling bins? Should they have street signs telling people which items can be recycled and why it matters? Should they have signs reminding people not to litter?

Note: Please exercise safety and wear protective gloves – not plastic though :-)