Comments on: West Seattle 4th of July aftermath: How you can help

By: Diverlaura

Diverlaura — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 08:05:17 +0000

Collect to your hearts content. Different things help motivate different people, I hope a hashtag doesn’t dissuade from picking up trash.

By: Nw

Nw — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 05:06:44 +0000

Yikes hashtag twitter man I just want to collect litter. Oh well

By: DiverLaura

DiverLaura — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:05:49 +0000

Very basic website I just threw together. I’ll start working on getting a ‘recipe’ for organizing larger clean-ups and such posted (who to call from parks to get permits, cleanscapes for pickup, etc….) and if I get very crafty, maybe I can figure out a way to list cleanups from other groups…

http://www.cleanupyourlocal.com

By: DiverLaura

DiverLaura — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:54:32 +0000

I’m totally in!

By: NW

NW — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:26:38 +0000

I would be available if folks wanted to get together and target areas where heavy traffic is taking the opportunity to get a group together during the dry season so we can really be organized and effective for the rainy season is beneficial.

By: DiverLaura

DiverLaura — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 23:11:31 +0000

You guys are awesome! Hearing that you are getting out and enjoying the outcome is inspirational to me, and helps me keep pushing for more involvement and outreach… Thank YOU!!! Do-goodery is infectious :) Top notch positive norms messaging without even trying, way to go WSB!!

By: CEA

CEA — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:39:51 +0000

I went out this morning and spent a little time collecting along the beach at Constellation Park. I brought a big, plastic Ikea bag and my trash picker-upper! Worked like a charm and I got some “great” stuff including styrofoam, a toy hand grenade, lots of small plastic bags and tiny stuff like plastic bottle caps.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 16:00:19 +0000

Ain’t that the truth pupsarebest!

By: diverlaura

diverlaura — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 05:45:33 +0000

Hi NW,
My plan is to put together a local page similar to what is on the http://www.litterati.org digital landfill that can capture social media use of the #cleanupyourlocal______. That way people can feel like they are a part of something and we can show the rest of Seattle that they should do like we do (i’ll put together a page with clear directions)

If you don’t use twitter/instagram/facebook/etc… I bet Tracy here at WSB wouldn’t mind the inspirational images sent WSB’s way :) Maybe we can have a critter video and trash cleanup post thread in the forums… “why we do what we do” :)

By: pupsarebest

pupsarebest — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 05:21:16 +0000

Apparently the revelers were too caught up in their fervent, patriotic celebration of their freedoms, and reciting passages from the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, to clean up after themselves.

By: NW

NW — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:42:12 +0000

Laura I don’t believe I understand your directions about how to post or whom post to daily/monthly pictures of debris cleanup any clarification or more directions would be appreciated. I feel great after spending an hour picking up trash along the shoreline! Thanks for inspiring me to do so Laura!

By: CEA

CEA — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:36:27 +0000

Thank you, Laura, both for the reminder and for your tireless efforts on behalf of our Puget Sound. I’ll be out tomorrow morning!

By: Alki Mom

Alki Mom — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:28:40 +0000

Thanks for this, Diver Laura! I will make a point of taking a bag when walking with my son tomorrow. Another opportunity to teach the importance of stewardship. Maybe an annual July 5th cleanup is in order!

By: WSB

WSB — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:10:28 +0000

In reply to diverlaura.

I just got a pic, I think from NW, with a bag of picked up trash/debris – adding it to the story! Please do share with us too (e-mail is usually best, editor@westseattleblog.com ) because Laura is so right, it’s inspirational. – TR

By: diverlaura

diverlaura — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:05:30 +0000

WestSide45, my hats off to you, it is a wager i’m happy to lose :)

NW, you are so right, the everyday trash is what is piling up in channels and depressions in Puget Sound. Out from every storm drain is a massive swath of black decaying matter, garbage and cigarette butts.

Post your daily/weekly/monthly cleanup pictures with #cleanupyourlocal______ (that is 5 strikes of the underline) and keep inspiring others to do the same. When people say “why should I do it, no one else is picking up… ” we can show them what when they pick up the trash, they are actually part of a movement! :)