litter – iCleanWaterways https://icleanwaterways.com Eliminating trash one pound at a time Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:11:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://icleanwaterways.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-icleanwaterwayslogowithwebsite2-32x32.png litter – iCleanWaterways https://icleanwaterways.com 32 32 What To Bring On Your Summer Float Trip https://icleanwaterways.com/2019/06/12/what-to-bring-on-your-summer-float-trip/ Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:43:59 +0000 https://icleanwaterways.com/?p=799 What is your perfect weekend, weekday, everyday activity this summer? Maybe you enjoy the pool, the water park, or even just sunbathing in your backyard? The most popular activity of the Midwest, though, just so happens to be right in our backyard. Floating has got to take the cake for a favorite around here for many great reasons. Floating is a great, no hassle way to have fun, but do you know how to make your trip even easier and better? Make sure you have everything you need!

1. Always bring a reusable water bottle, there is no need to bring plastic ones that could fly away (especially if water isn’t what you’re really drinking).

2. Bring a bag for your beer cans, juice pouches, and sandwich bags. There is nothing worse than seeing rusted cans floating on along the banks of the river, don’t make the problem worse.

3. Sunscreen!! No matter if you have “never gotten burnt in your life”, the river and Sun work together in powerful ways, make sure you leave them both with happy, protected skin.

4. This may be philosophical, but is worth sharing with everyone, never leave your house without respect. Respect for your campground owners, locals, and most importantly our environment. The river is a way of life for many families in our area and for hundreds of thousands of animals as well. Respect their home, or don’t come use it for your entertainment.

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Who taught you about recycling? Did you make bird feeders from toilet paper rolls or maybe even art projects from old pop bottles? Did you learn that aluminum cans are one of the most recycled item so on the planet? Whoever taught you, in whatever way, be grateful for those that did. You were able to receive even a sliver of an education about what environmental impacts humans have created, and what we can do to help it.

So, your generation grew up learning to turn off the water when brushing your teeth, pick up the paper you see when you’re taking a walk, and not to take glass on the water. These are all things that once weren’t general knowledge, yet now they come so naturally.

What can we do, though, to protect our environment even further? We educate the next generation. We don’t stop at plastic straws, we venture well into the effects of single use plastics on our waterways and air. We share technology that revolutionizes the way that we deal with waste.

So, remember who taught you what you know. Who encouraged you to protect our environment, and what are you doing to carry on that advice? Don’t let it stop with you. So keep teaching and growing; one day we will reach the goals of environmental safety and soundness.

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