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Trash is polluting our ocean
Here in California, way too much of our trash ends up in the ocean. When it rains, litter and trash from the areas outside our homes and in our neighborhood gets picked up by the rain flowing down the driveways and gutters and into the storm drains. This runoff then flows into nearby creeks taking the trash with it and ultimately makes its way to the Pacific Ocean. This neighborhood trash that ends up in the ocean can include items like food wrappers, plastic grocery bags, straws and just about anything that is littered. |
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The Trash Amendments
The people who work for the state of California have created the Trash Amendments to eliminate trash in our waterways. It says that cities must stop all trash bigger than 5 millimeters from entering the waterways. A pencil eraser is about 5 mm wide. |
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Trash Amendment Action Plan @Home
We need your help. By participating in the Trash Amendment Action Plan @Home, you will be your community's Litter Leader. You will engage in six actions that will lead you to investigate storm drains, observe the amount of trash in your neighborhood, and design and implement solutions to reduce trash. The data you collect and the actions you take will be reported back to the city so they can learn about the amazing things you have done to help eliminate trash in your neighborhood. |
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6 Steps
Action #1: Get to Know Your Neighborhood Action #2: Find your Neighborhood Storm Drains Action #3: Collect Initial Data Action #4: Create Campaign Slogans Action #5: Design Neighborhood BMPs Action #6: Collect Final Data and Reassess |