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Lawnboy
Citizen
Username: Lawnboy
Post Number: 3
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 2, 2004 - 9:34 am: |     |
Here's how to get rid of the garbage that accumulates in the park: whenever an organized event takes place, like soccer, or softball, after the game is over have the kids walk one patrol of the field and pick up plastic bottles and cans and put them in the trash - maybe even provide the coaches with some garbage bags. It will take minutes, and teach the kids that cleaning up - even if it's not your own garbage - is as important as playing sports. It would probably be a good idea to tell the kids not to pick up broken glass. |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 3979
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, October 3, 2004 - 10:20 am: | |
I would check with the Town first to see if we are covered in the event that a child gets sick or injured as a direct result of being required to pick -up debris in the park before or after an organized activity, even if parental permission slips were to be signed for each child.
People who pick up trash from the ground in public areas wear protective clothing and use special equipment because disease can be spread by some of the debris and fecal matter on the ground, puncture wounds from sharp objects and cuts from broken glass can occur, etc. There could also be bio-hazardous material among the trash on the ground.
Older kids could be properly trained in how to pick up litter and could be advised on the proper clothes to wear and safe practices to use in performing this task but that is the only way kids should be used in such an activity. |
johnny
Citizen
Username: Johnny
Post Number: 1072
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 4, 2004 - 12:18 am: | |
Joan, are you a lawyer? |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 3988
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 4, 2004 - 7:20 pm: | |
No. |
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