I just spent over two hours cleaning litter up near the Delridge soccer field and was dismayed by the mess folks are leaving behind. Rather than just turning this into a rant about lazy people who don’t take the time to clean up after themselves, I have a challenge for all of you soccer and baseball parents sitting around on the sidelines. Before you leave the field after a game, have a contest with your kids where you try to all find 5 pieces of litter (trust me this won’t be a problem). Then either put that litter in a garbage can on your way out or pack it home and throw it away there. You will be teaching your kids a valuable lesson about taking care of our lovely planet and keeping your local soccer field (and the surrounding neighborhood) cleaner. The same applies to our local playgrounds and parks. Don’t just ignore the problem, do something about it and teach your kids something as well. Anything we can do to teach our kids better stewardship of the environment even in doing such a simple act will lessen our impact. Thank you for reading and go pick up some trash!
