[RP TownTalk] Litter Pickup

Wed Aug 28 11:44:31 UTC 2013

I think there's a lot of people who DO care, but as always, it just takes a few to mess things up for everyone else.  Another problem with litter is apartment buildings; people leave bottles, fast food paper, etc., in the yards. they will also take their trash bags all the way out to their dumpsters and then - leave the bags on the ground for others (including me) to pick up.  If the bags aren't picked up and put IN the dumpster or if the dumpsters don't have lids, the trash is not only liable to blow away if it's lightweight - often into other properties -  but raccoons and rats can get in and rip open the bags and scatter it.  Just wondering - if people DO see large amounts of trash outside apartments, fast food places, and other businesses, has contacting the owners of these places helped at all? I know they can't babysit everyone who is on their property, but it would seem if there's tons of trash around a particular place the owner would be
 responsible for having it taken care of?

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Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Litter Pickup

 Litter pickup is great, we do it on the sidewalks around our house every day, but what about all the businesses that ignore their trash scattered around the town.  Just yesterday I had a McDonalds cup placed neatly against one of the tires of my car.  Suntrust never has trash picked up in their parking lot, I have mentioned it to the branch manager before.  It gets stuck between their hedges and my fence. and just last Sunday, someone propped a trash bag FULL of trash between their hedge and my fence in my evergreen tree.  People don't care anymore about how the town looks.  I have lived here almost 45 years and I have seen this get worse and worse as time goes on.  Its nice that a few of us still do care, but we are overwhelmed by the folks that don't.
Carol DePrato Miller

On 08/27/13, Dwight Holmes<dwightrholmes at gmail.com> wrote: 

IIRC, a couple of people offered to tend one or both of the small triangular parks along Lafayette when there was discussion of repurposing those as native plant gardens.  I believe we were told there was a plan in the works (by the council and/or Public Works, I don't remember) and to hold off for the time being.  Seems like a great idea to me.  As does all of this.  (And, yes, something that wasn't tied to a particular Saturday slot would help some of us participate).

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com> wrote:

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>Also, maybe we could help the town maintain their gardens as well. A group dedicated to the beautification of our town - whatever that might involve.... 
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>Love the constructive ideas! Keep them coming!
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>On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Valrie Hames <crownvhg at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>As a new resident and someone who has helped setup trash pickup in my previous neighborhood. I would like to suggest that we start a bi-weekly or monthly community trash pickup. I can be responsible for sending out the reminders and coordinate with Town personnel. What this would require is commitment from each and every resident to curve out two hours of their Saturday morning to walk with other neighbors and pick up trash.
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>>If the Town can provide litter pickers and trash bags, it doesn't cost us any monetary value but it gives us pride to say that our Town is clean and it deters criminals and others.  This is a great way for residents to build and create a strong community. I personally don't know many in town, but would love to be able to walk down the street and know more residents.
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>>With the knowledge that the Town is divided by major roads, we can focus on different sections at a time, maybe starting with the afore mentioned bridge with tents.
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>>If anyone is interested, you can email me directly or respond to this thread.  Can someone direct me to whom I need to get in contact with to obtain litter pickers and trash bags?
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