Garbage Clean-Ups

Take a look outside as you are driving or walking to school or worse remember when you're enjoying the nature in a forest or at a park; what did you most definitely encounter? Garbage, litter, people's waste. Whenever I see beer bottles in the gutter or plastic bags stuck in a tree, I feel sad and disappointed about how low we humans really are.
That's why whenever I get the chance I participate in a community clean-up. A few months ago, when the snow finally melted and all of the hidden litter appeared once again, Tim Hortons sponsored a Cambridge garbage pick-up at different locations around town. My dad and I volunteered for this opportunity, however decided to clean all of the built up litter near our home. I was honestly surprised of my disgusting finds in the forest. I recovered an old car tire, a lot of pop cans and numerous amount of plastic wrappers. One thing that I found that was a Wall-E moment and made me truly recognize our human impact was a tiny plant attempting to grow out of a rusty old can. After we collected four full bags of garbage, we headed home covered in mud and thorns and I felt so proud. Just the feeling and thought that you have done something good for the environment is rewarding.

The City of Cambridge does have a few community clean-ups or some other environmental events once and a while. If you're interested in upcoming activities or just want to participate more in the community I would check out their webpage.
-- http://www.cambridge.ca/news.php?s=1
In case you are very new with the whole garbage clean-up process, here's a wikiHow that explains tips and suggestions for getting started. -- http://www.wikihow.com/Pick-up-Litter

Help make the planet a little bit cleaner!

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