AMG would like to provide these tips
to community association managers or HOA's to help you organize and host a
successful community spring cleanup. These tips and safety precautions are
important to ensure the safety for all participants.
Neighborhoods like to have
community events in the spring. Organizing a neighborhood cleanup is a great
opportunity to get to spruce up the community and get to know your neighbors . As the organizer of the event you may want
to consider creative ways of marketing for recruitment of volunteers by using
fliers and newsletters to promote your cleanup.
You
will need time to organize the event. Start planning at least a month or two in
advance. Spring is the best time to do a cleanup. Another great idea is to
prepare a volunteer schedule or time sheet so that you can organize and use
volunteer time efficiently.
Here are a few tips for the
community clean-up organizer:
1. Rent a Dumpster
If
you are planning an opportunity for residents to dispose of household or
backyard junk and clutter you will need to arrange a dumpster for your
event, preferably a large container
called a “roll-off dumpster.”
2. Have Special Tools
For Special Tasks
If
you are doing a litter pickup event adjacent to a roadway, in a common area or
if you are doing a riverside, stream area clean up you will need trash
bags and gloves.
3. Hazardous
Materials or Electronics
Chemicals, liquids, oils and the
such cannot be put into your dumpster on clean-up day. Make sure your organizer
has provisions for disposal of such materials.
Consumer electronics (like old TVs,
computer parts, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.) need to be separated on
your cleanup day so that they can be treated separately at the dump. You will
need to coordinate the transport of this
material to the Landfill.
Some of the typical cleanup needs include:
- Volunteers
- Trash bags
- Refreshments
- Gloves/heavy-duty
- Buckets for sharp objects
- Insect repellent
- Tools (ropes, rakes, shovels, etc.)
- First aid supplies
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