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Litter Education for Grades K-5 Receives Unanimous Support

July 7, 2017 by Charlie London

litter educationphoto courtesy keeplouisianabeautiful.org

LITTER EDUCATION RECEIVES UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

By Susan Russell / Executive Director, Keep Louisiana Beautiful

At a time when our national and state politics are fraught with partisan discord, it’s significant to note that there are some policies that find favor on both sides of the aisle. Such a case occurred last month, when House Bill 111, which calls for the incorporation of litter education into the K-5 curriculum, received unanimous support from the House and Senate — to a round of applause. The bill was signed into law earlier this month as Louisiana Act 72, and Governor Edwards gave it his executive approval surrounded by Keep Louisiana Beautiful representatives, Representative Stuart Bishop (R-Lafayette, author of HB111), First Lady Donna Edwards and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, all of whom have been ardent supporters of anti-litter initiatives in our state.

Much has been said about Louisiana’s dirty habit: we have a crippling litter problem that seems to be getting worse. Much time and resources have been spent bemoaning the problem, pointing well-intentioned fingers in different directions, all trying to find out exactly what the problem is here that you don’t see in many of our neighboring states. As in most complicated social problems, there is no magic bullet to apply to this issue and a multi-pronged approach from all aspects of our society will be required. While parents assume a huge responsibly to teach their children not to litter, we cannot put this squarely on the back of those that are oftentimes the biggest offenders. The problem will only be resolved when all of Louisiana embraces three core initiatives: improving infrastructure and policy to make it easier to reduce littering and increase recycling; increasing enforcement of the litter laws; and influencing behavior change through environmental education. Louisiana Act 72 will go a long way to address the latter.

Teaching environmental stewardship and litter education is the first step we can make towards changing our prevailing cultural attitude from one of environmental disregard to one of true stewardship. Litter education goes beyond simply not throwing trash on the ground– it includes full understanding of the impact of litter on the health of our wildlife, waterways, and economy. Most importantly, it focuses on prevention rather than spotty-at- best treatment.

Keep Louisiana Beautiful, its statewide network of 40 affiliates that boast a combined force of 35,000 volunteers, and all of its many partners and supporters extend a sincere thanks to Representative Stuart Bishop and the state’s top leadership body for supporting legislature that teaches our children environmental responsibility. We hope that this measure will spark a new level of commitment and care for our state and its natural resources.

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LEADERS AGAINST LITTER

March 18, 2016 by Charlie London

photos by Charlie London

Sarah Bertrand from the LSU Ag Center was one of many Leader Against Litter taking part in the "Green-Up" on the Lafitte Greenway.
Sarah Bertrand from the LSU Ag Center was one of many Leaders Against Litter taking part in the “Green-Up” on the Lafitte Greenway.

Keep New Orleans Beautiful along with City and community leaders took a pledge against litter today on the Lafitte Greenway. Volunteers did a “Green-Up” by picking up trash along the Lafitte Greenway in preparation for the Cleanest City Challenge (Judging is on March 23rd!).

Leaders Against Litter invite you to take part in the Cleanest City Challenge!
Leaders Against Litter invite you to take part in the Cleanest City Challenge!

Leaders Against Litter is an annual statewide Keep Louisiana Beautiful event that invites community leaders and elected officials to “lead the way” against litter. This initiative unites leaders throughout the state to raise awareness and to make a litter-free Louisiana a priority together to take pride in and cleanup their communities, and to inspire others to volunteer.

Keep New Orleans Beautiful along with City and community leaders took a pledge against litter today on the Lafitte Greenway.
Keep New Orleans Beautiful along with City and community leaders took a pledge against litter today on the Lafitte Greenway.

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Keeping New Orleans Beautiful

February 16, 2016 by Charlie London

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February Updates from Keep New Orleans Beautiful

Keep Louisiana Beautiful “Healthy Communities” Grants now open
Orleans Sierra Club presents: “Common Sense Solutions to Waste, Litter and Pollution at the City Level”
YLC Recycles seeks Volunteers for Rock n’ Roll Marathon Feb 27 & 28
Lots of Spring Litter Clean-ups!

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1. Keep Louisiana Beautiful “Healthy Communities” Grants now open

The Keep Louisiana Beautiful Healthy Communities Grant Program is designed to encourage community action in the specific areas of litter abatement, waste reduction, environmental education and stewardship, training, litter enforcement, and recycling. KLB will support strong, sustainable, action-oriented programs dedicated to our mission, and which demonstrate a clear commitment to community education, volunteer engagement and behavioral change.

Applications are available to 501c3s, governmental entities, schools, universities and other civic organizations. Awards vary from $1,000 to $10,000 and are offered on a reimbursement basis. These are great grants for purchasing recycling bins. Applications for this grant must be submitted by April 7th, 2016. http://keeplouisianabeautiful.org/grants/

2. Orleans Sierra Club presents:
“Common Sense Solutions to Waste, Litter and Pollution at the City Level”.
Max Ciolino, No Waste NOLA
Sunday, February 21
6:30 PM refreshments
7 PM to 8 PM program
Audubon Zoo Dominion Auditorium
Call 504-307-0187 for information.

3. YLC Recycles seeks Volunteers for Rock n’ Roll Marathon Feb 27 & 28
YLC Recycles needs your help for our kickoff event for 2016, which is also one of our largest – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon on February 28th! We have 4 shifts available for our volunteers to help: (1) setup shift on Saturday, February 27th and (3) shifts between 7:15AM and 5PM on February 28th. Refreshments and other perks will be given to our wonderful volunteers to enjoy the race after party. Please bring your friends because this will be all hands on deck!

RSVP below for your spot today!

Setup Shift

Sunday 7:15-11am

Sunday 10:45am-2pm

Sunday 1:45-5pm

Lots of Spring Litter Pick-ups!
If your group is planning a spring clean-up or Great American Cleanup event, let us know so we can help publicize!

NOLA Trash Mob: Has a full schedule of Sunday morning clean-ups throughout the spring. To find out each week’s location, visit their Facebook page

Leaders against Litter: On Friday morning, March 18, local leaders working against litter will gather as part of a statewide awareness event. To participate, contact ccnola1@gmail.com

March 23: Cleanest City Contest Judging : The Garden Clubs of New Orleans have entered the statewide Cleanest City Contest again, and they are calling on New Orleanians everywhere to mow lots, maintain green space, involve community and YOUTH, form adopt-a-block groups, clean curbs and catch basins, paint over graffiti, and involve schools, churches, and organizations to make New Orleans more beautiful. Send pictures of your efforts to ccnola1@gmail.com. On March 23, judges will do a drive-through visit to the city.

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Dr. Robert Datzman Helped Maintain the City’s Beauty

January 30, 2016 by Charlie London

Dr. Datzman photo by Charlie London
Dr. Datzman
photo by Charlie London

Dr. Robert Datzman served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Flight Surgeon. He earned his Medical Degree in Radiology from Indiana University and Medical School. He co-founded Ft. Wayne Radiology and started the first hospice team at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN.

His love affair with New Orleans prompted him to move here in 1979. He was a Radiologist with BBNH Radiology Group at Jo Ellen Smith Hospital for over 10 years. After his retirement, he pursued his interests in Archaeology, Genealogy, and the Civil War. He so loved the local cuisine that he visited and rated over 700 restaurants in the New Orleans area.

To help maintain the city’s beauty, he dedicated himself to a daily routine of picking up litter in the City Park/Esplanade area. This dedication made him a local celebrity. He was a member of New Orleans Radiology, the Civil War Round Table, and the World War II Museum. Published in The Times-Picayune on 5/11/2008.

Dr. Robert Datzman picked up trash all throughout City Park and Faubourg St. John.  Robert Thompson gave him free coffee for life when Robert owned Fair Grinds.   Robert sent in the photo below and added the following comment, “The photo  I sent you shows his “logs” on the table, records of everything he picked up over those years!  He claimed to have found one of every kind of paper currency except the largest one. All went into the poor box at Holy Rosary. A real special guy in my estimation.”

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PEOPLE START POLLUTION, PEOPLE CAN STOP IT

January 30, 2016 by Charlie London

If you were a child in the early 1970’s, you may remember the public service announcement in the link below. The message is just as a poignant today.

Some people have a deep abiding respect for the natural beauty that was once this country.




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Thank you to the great volunteers from near and far
who came out to help keep New Orleans beautiful.
 


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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE 80 TO DO THIS

January 29, 2016 by Charlie London

article courtesy upworthy.com

Larie McKeever is 80 years old. Every day she dons an orange safety vest, grabs a couple of trash bags, and takes a three-mile walk along Golf Course Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Along the way, she makes her neighborhood more beautiful by picking up litter and garbage.

“I try to leave the house as soon as it’s light outside,” Larie told the Northwest Herald. “But if I open my door and it’s pouring down rain, I won’t walk. Then again, if it starts raining while I’m on my walk, I won’t turn back.”

Larie finds all kinds of things.

You’d be amazed at what people throw away. Some of it is pretty normal — candy wrappers, for instance — but Larie’s found driver’s licenses and credit cards, too. She turns them in, of course. She also picks up aluminum cans, which are sold for recycling (the money goes to a local food pantry).

Her walks are even good for her heart.

Larie has a condition known as aortic stenosis. One of the valves out of her heart doesn’t work quite right. But the daily exercise is great for her.

Larie’s instinct for picking up trash has been with her for years, handed down from her father.

As she and her dad walked to his work every day in Story City, Iowa, they’d pick up any litter they’d come across.

“I think about my dad a lot when I’m walking,” Larie told the Northwest Herald. “I think about how proud he would be that I’m still picking up litter, all these years later.”

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Now, years later, this particular walk started as Larie going to meet her granddaughter Kate’s middle-school bus.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if we had a million of her?

Because we could certainly use them. If you’re a neat freak like me, you might not want to read this next sentence.

According to Keep America Beautiful, the average mile of roadway in the United States has over 6,500 pieces of litter on it.

That’s more than one piece per foot! All together, that adds up to more than 50 billion styrofoam 44-ounce soda cups, grease-stained fast food bags, and cigarette butts mucking up our beautiful country.

Litter is more than just ugly — it can be downright dangerous.

“There’s AAA research that shows that people have accidents as a result of litter,” said Cecile Carson, senior director of affiliate development at Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit dedicated to making littering unacceptable. 

If a piece of trash flies out of the back of a pickup truck, for example, it could hit another car and cause a crash.

Of course, litter hurts the environment, too. Broken glass and bits of metal can cut people and pets. Plastic and cigarette butts end up in animals’ stomachs. And anything on the road can end up in our water supply.

“Everything leads downstream,” said Cecile.

When you really love a place, you want to keep it clean. And this can have a big effect.

Keep America Beautiful has done a lot of research on this fact, and they say the problem is mostly individual people’s behavior.

“Littered environments attract more litter,” said Mike Rosen, a senior VP at Keep America Beautiful. “So if you can decrease the amount of visible litter, you can begin to change attitudes and change behaviors.”

Before and after a cleanup. I wouldn’t want to walk down “before,” but I’d be real happy to have “after” in my neighborhood. Image used with permission from Keep America Beautiful.

Furthermore, if people see their neighbors and community members making an effort to go out and clean up, that also makes people think twice before littering.

“It personalizes it,” said Cecile. A litterer might say, “Oh, that’s the Kiwanis Club, that’s the 4-H – I’m not going to litter on those people.”

Image used with permission from Keep America Beautiful.

People like Larie — and anyone dedicated to stopping litter — deserve some recognition for keeping our country beautiful.

It’s one thing to decry litter and trash, but it’s quite another to go out and do something about it yourself. Larie’s already inspired others in her community to pick up junk as they walk too, but imagine what America’s streets would look like if everyone were as dedicated as Larie.

“I just like seeing the parks and streets cleaner,” Larie said. “I don’t like litter; I never have.

 

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Keeping the Greenway Clean

April 11, 2015 by Charlie London

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With the opening of the Lafitte Greenway fast approaching (end of Summer 2015), NOLA Trash Mob teamed up with Friends of Lafitte Corridor and volunteers from the LSU School of Public Health to clean up the Lafitte Greenway around the 2200 block of Lafitte Street on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Friends of Lafitte Corridor,  ladies from the LSU School of Public Health and the Trash Mob cleaned the Lafitte Greenway on April 11, 2015.
Friends of Lafitte Corridor, ladies from the LSU School of Public Health and the Trash Mob cleaned the Lafitte Greenway on April 11, 2015.
A few of the ladies from the LSU School of Public Health who helped clean the Lafitte Greenway on April 11, 2015.
A few of the ladies from the LSU School of Public Health who helped clean the Lafitte Greenway on April 11, 2015.
Volunteers enjoyed treats provided by the ladies from the LSU School of Public Health.
Volunteers enjoyed treats provided by the ladies from the LSU School of Public Health.
Children enjoying the playground at 2200 Lafitte Street in New Orleans.
Children enjoying the playground at 2200 Lafitte Street in New Orleans.
The Lafitte Greenway is projected to be complete at the end of Summer, 2015.
The Lafitte Greenway is projected to be complete at the end of Summer, 2015.
The Lafitte Greenway as of April 11, 2015.
The Lafitte Greenway as of April 11, 2015.
The Lafitte Greenway as of April 11, 2015.
The Lafitte Greenway as of April 11, 2015.
Lafitte Greeway progress as of April 11, 2015.
Lafitte Greeway progress as of April 11, 2015.
Work continues on the Lafitte Greenway which should be complete at the end of Summer, 2015.
Work continues on the Lafitte Greenway which should be complete at the end of Summer, 2015.
Progress on the Lafitte Greenway as of April 11, 2015
Progress on the Lafitte Greenway as of April 11, 2015
Lafitte Greenway progress as of April 11, 2015
Lafitte Greenway progress as of April 11, 2015

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The Friends of Lafitte Corridor distributed the flyer below at the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association meeting on April 7, 2015.
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NOLA FOR LIFE DAY January 10th

January 4, 2015 by Charlie London

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Join Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City departments and agencies, and citizens of New Orleans for a day of service to the community.

On 10 January 2015, the ninth NOLA FOR LIFE Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

in and around Sampson Playground at 3101 Louisa Street.

NOLA Trash Mob will be cleaning up in and around the Playground during the event.

Please bring gloves. White or clear bags are used for recyclables and black bags for trash.

RSVP here (and please put NOLA Trash Mob as your organization):

http://www.nolaforlife.org/events/nola-for-life-day-sampson-playground/

NOLA FOR LIFE DAY

January 10, 2015 10:00 AM through January 10, 2015 2:00 PM

Sampson Playground-3101 Louisa Street New Orleans, LA 70126

Mayor Mitch Landrieu will host the ninth NOLA FOR LIFE Day on Saturday, January 10, 2015.

All residents are invited to get involved and help rebuild our neighborhoods.

Activities will take place in and around Sampson  Playground at 3101 Louisa Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

About NOLA FOR LIFE

Launched in May 2012, NOLA FOR LIFE is New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s comprehensive murder reduction strategy to tackle the city’s historically high murder rate. Recognizing that law enforcement alone cannot solve the murder problem, NOLA FOR LIFE takes a holistic approach to get to the root of the problem, and implements initiatives in five main categories: Stop the Shooting, Invest in Prevention, Promote Jobs and Opportunity, Strengthen the NOPD and Get Involved and Rebuild Neighborhoods. For more information, visit www.nolaforlife.org external link and tune in to NOLA FOR LIFE original programming 24/7 on Cox Cable Channel 99.

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TRASH MOB SUNDAY

November 1, 2013 by Charlie London

tires-contiPlease share this Sunday’s event with your networks: http://tinyurl.com/kjznotvInline

We will meet at Jefferson Davis Parkway and Conti Street at 10:30am. Bring bags and gloves if you can, but we will provide a limited supply. Trash mob lasts only an hour, so bring friends to make that hour count!

Upcoming trash mobs:
Please contact us if you would like to jump in for any of the open days for which we don’t have anything scheduled yet. Most listed below are very tentative, so don’t hesitate to request a trash mob for a specific littered location!

Sunday, 11/3/2013 – Conti and Jefferson Davis Pkwy
Sunday, 11/10/2013 – OPEN: YOUR TRASH MOB HERE!
Sunday, 11/17/2013 – Tulane Avenue
Sunday, 11/24/2013 – Broad and Washington: Recall the Wetlands Installation
Sunday, 12/1/2013 – OPEN: YOUR TRASH MOB HERE!
Sunday, 12/8/2013 – Claiborne and MLK
Sunday, 12/15/2013 – Dorgenois and Washington
Sunday, 12/22/2013 – OPEN: YOUR TRASH MOB HERE!
Sunday, 12/29/2013 – Musician’s Houses
Sunday, 1/5/2014 – Second Line Mob

Still to be confirmed:
– New Orleans East Trash Mob, Crowder and I-10, Dwyer
– Irish Channel Mob
– Milan Mob

Thank you for your time and please look through the schedule as well as our Facebook events, spread the word, and come join NOLA Trash Mob!

Best,
Daniel Paschall and Chandler Moore
NOLA Trash Mob

E-mail: nolatrashmob@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NolaTrashMob
Website: http://nolatrashmob.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NOLATrashmob

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TRASH MOB CALENDAR

September 26, 2013 by Charlie London

trashmobAfter some calendar scribbling, Chandler and I have put together a tentative schedule of trash mobs for the rest of 2013. Please do let us know if there are any scheduling requests or feedback that might help us gather more support at the mobs. These are by no means set in stone, so they can be moved around for the most part (all except for the 10/26/13 mob at Coliseum Park). Also, we can put together evening mobs as well if that works better for people.

Here is the rundown for the upcoming mobs, which are posted on our Facebook page’s calendar. Note the hyper-linked mobs have official FACEBOOK events set up already.

9/27/2013 N. Rampart and St. Ann

9/29/2013 St. Charles and Louisiana

10/6/2013 Gert Town
10/13/2013 Carrollton and Canal Mob
10/20/2013 Lighthouse Mob
10/26/2013 Coliseum Park, ISL
11/3/2013 APEX Central City Mob
11/10/2013 New Orleans East Trash Mob, Crowder and I-10, Dwyer
11/17/2013 Trash Mob at the Fly
11/24/2013 Irish Channel Mob
12/1/2013 Claiborne and MLK
12/8/2013 Lower 9th Ward Trash Mob
12/15/2013Dorgenois and Washington
12/22/2013Freret
12/29/2013Musician’s Houses
1/5/2014Second Line Mob

 

We would greatly appreciate it if you could share the events with your followers and networks!

Participants are encouraged to bring their own gloves and garbage bags, but we will try to bring a limited supply of extras. The trash mobs will last for about 1 hour each, but people can participate however long they would like.

Finally, our vision for the trash mob is to get the entire city doing their part all the time to keep the city clean. And as great as it is to have a group volunteers working at this once a week, it would be even greater to have many groups of volunteers working at this multiple times of the week all over the city.
So PLEASE, if anyone thinks they can take on leading their own trash mobs and needs help getting volunteers, we will be more than happy to teach you what we’ve learned and spread the word for you to our followers. Neighborhood organizations could start at one mob a month and work their way toward cleaning up more frequently. Remember, one hour is a very small portion of the week, and the more people you have, the more you can take on. And once you have you have residents who actually live in the area they’re cleaning you reach a much greater level of accountability and responsibility in ensuring New Orleans stays beautiful.

Thank you for your time and please look through the schedule as well as our Facebook events, spread the word, and come join NOLA Trash Mob!

Best,
Daniel Paschall and Chandler Moore
NOLA Trash Mob

E-mail: nolatrashmob@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NolaTrashMob
Website: http://nolatrashmob.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NOLATrashmob

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BAYOU CLEANUP September 28th

September 13, 2013 by Charlie London

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Volunteers will meet at the Bayou Kayaks launch site at 1101 Florida Ave (near the LSU Dental School) at 9 a.m. on September 28th and collect debris until 11 a.m. Kayaks will be available for use on a first come first serve basis. Volunteers on foot are especially important as there are many items to be collected along the banks. Please join the Bayou Clean Up on Saturday, September 28th to keep Bayou St John beautiful.

Meet at 9 a.m. on September 28th at Bayou Kayaks’ Launch Site, 1101 Florida Ave
(on the bayou near the LSU Dental School).

** Clean up from a kayak (if you get there early) or clean up the banks & the bayou on foot.
** Food will be served to those helping with the clean-up. (grilled foods)
** T-shirts
** Receive a $10 off kayak rentals for helping!
** Be the FIRST to experience the SUP (stand-up paddleboards) that Bayou Kayaks will offer soon.
For those who want to stick around after the clean-up, take a spin on the board for up to 30 min for free!

** Looking to let a Food Truck know about the event, so if you know any that might be interested, e-mail us at bayoukayaks@gmail.com Thank you!

Volunteers will meet at the Bayou Kayaks launch site at 1101 Florida Ave (near the LSU Dental School) at 9 a.m. on September 28th and collect debris until noon. Kayaks will be available for use on a first come first serve basis. Volunteers on foot are especially important as there are many items to be collected along the banks.

Please join the Bayou Clean Up on Saturday, September 28th to keep Bayou St John beautiful.

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The Mob is Looking for You

May 31, 2013 by Charlie London

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NOLA TRASH MOB | 11 a.m. | Sunday, June 9

The monument by the Jeff Davis Trail where it crosses Tulane Avenue was surveyed and it was peppered with trash. This area has become the main battleground, and this Sunday, June 9 we’ll take it back. We can then mobilize toward where litter is dense, perhaps even over I-10 across the Jeff Davis Bridge if we’re so moved.

Meet at 11AM by Jefferson Davis Parkway and Tulane Avenue ready to take back one of our nicest green spaces!
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own gloves and garbage bags, but we will try to bring a limited supply of extras. The trash mob will last for about 1.5 to 2 hours, but people can participate however long they would like.

For those that are new to NOLA Trash Mob, we are a group of volunteers who want to change the way New Orleans thinks about litter, primarily through clean-ups or “trash mobs”. For these trash mobs, we select a public space, usually a particular city block or area that has a significant amount of litter, and we set a time and day to go and pick up trash there. They usually are scheduled about once a week on Sunday mornings.

We welcome feedback from the community of where areas there is a lot of litter to target for future trash mobs. Additionally, if anyone knows of any organizations that would like to publicize and/or sponsor a trash mob event, we are always in need of publicity, incentives for participants, and trash grabbers to save the mob’s back.

So tell your friends and come on out this Sunday to join NOLA Trash Mob!

Check it out on Facebook…
https://www.facebook.com/NolaTrashMob#!/events/130778570459960/

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