Community service project

Plan your Next Move

Once you are informed about the plastic issue and how it affects your community and ecosystems, then it’s a good time to plan your community service project to Cooperate and Act. You can use our Community service project guidelines to have a better understanding of how to plan, execute, and evaluate your project.

Community Service Project Guidelines

The following are some suggestions to inspire you while planning for your project:

Picking up litter

Age section: 11 - 14

• Spend one week picking up plastic you find littering your school or community.

• Take a photo or make a note to keep track of all that you find.

• How much of what you found could have been recycled instead? At the end of the week, compile your findings and send them to your local municipality or school with suggestions for how to improve things. Should they provide more trash and recycling bins? Should they have street signs telling people which items can be recycled and why it matters? Should they have signs reminding people not to litter?

Note:Please exercise safety and wear protective gloves – not plastic though (smiley face) -when doing this project Younger participants may need adult supervision for this activity, to avoid picking up hazardous objects

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