As temperatures rise and the snow melts the reveal isn’t pretty. Last spring our community cleanups were cancelled. And the way things are looking, the well organized “over 100 people take part” community cleanups won’t be happening again this year.
Having a clean, well up-kept neighborhood benefits all members of the community. With the warmer weather just around the corner, and with the province’s colour coded framework for keeping Ontario safe still in place, we will still be spending more time outdoors.
Besides being an eyesore, litter can disrupt the ecosystem of your environment because it can attract many different insects and rodents, and can carry diseases. This can become harmful to animals or children, who might pick up dirty trash, step on it, or even ingest it. This trash — especially cigarette butts and flammable materials — can also start fires. Food waste can pollute area waterways and harm wildlife, as well as making our water unsafe to drink.
As this past year has shown, our neighbourhoods are not short of helping hands.