A chance to clean up our fair city after the Edmonton Folk Fest plus earn the CITO souvenir for your virtual trophy case as part of the 7 Souvenirs of August.
We'll meet at Henrietta Muir Edwards Park at 6:30 pm for a potluck picnic supper then clean up the surrounding area around where the Folk Fest was held. Please indicate in your "will attend" how many people will be coming with you as well as what you will be bringing to share for supper. I will have some disposable gloves and garbage bags though you may wish to bring tougher work gloves. We will pick up rubbish until 9 pm. There will be a "door prize" so make sure to sign the log.
See below for the City of Edmonton's recommendations taken from the Capital City Clean Up page.
Do's and Dont's from Capital City Clean Up:
Always
- Try to work with a partner or small group.
- Carry a cell phone if available - especially if working alone.
- Clean during daylight hours.
- Be familiar with the area in which you are cleaning.
- Dress for the weather.
- Wear proper footwear such as runners or work boots.
- Use sunscreen, hats and sunglasses.
- Carry drinking water with you.
- If you have an allergy to insect stings, please carry the necessary medication in the event of a sting.
Safety During Litter Pick Up
Do
- Wear gloves to protect your hands. Wash/sanitise them after picking up litter.
- Please record any graffiti that you see on fences, buildings and street fixtures and report it by calling 311.
Do Not
- Work in inclement weather.
- Walk on roadways.
- Touch or pick up sharp objects, chemicals including partially filled oil or household cleaner bottles, syringes or any other hazardous materials.
- Make note of your location and call 311 or 780-414-7373 for pickup.
- Pick up anything that too heavy to lift or too large to fit in a garbage bag.
- Make note of your location and call 311 for pickup.
- Wade in any body of water to retrieve garbage including the river, streams, creeks, community ponds, or dugouts.
- Enter or disrupt a homeless camp. If you encounter a homeless camp on Parkland whether occupied or not, leave it and the occupants alone.
- Take note of the camp location and report it to directly to the Parks Branch at 311.
- Climb any steep embankment or ravine side to get that elusive piece of trash. Slopes can be wet, muddy and unstable at any time of the year.
- Compress garbage. Only fill the bags to 2/3 capacity. This will allow you to tie off bags without compressing trash inside.
- Transport trash bags close to your body to avoid getting poked by a sharp object that may have been unknowingly placed in the bag.
- Allow children to collect litter without parental supervision.
- Collect litter during rainy or stormy conditions.
- Trespass on private property.