I wanted to take a few minutes to write about a few things that have been on my mind lately (always); animal welfare, supporting local agriculture, and waste management.
As we enter the New Year, consider gathering your friends and family once a month and head to a local roadway, park, beach, or neighborhood and host a litter cleanup. Let’s put boots on the ground and be stewards of our environment.
We’ve got to talk trash. Each year, the amount of litter on our roadsides continues to increase. Unless it’s cleaned up, there’s a pretty decent chance that the debris is going to make it’s way into a nearby storm drain and ultimately, enter our waterways.
The pandemic has introduced a serious increase of single-use face masks, rubber gloves, face shields, takeout containers, alcohol bottles, shipping packaging, plastic bags, cleaning wipes, and other items into our local environment.
The beers were flowing, the bagpipes were singing, and the sirens were blaring. In the midst of all of this, I couldn’t help but notice one major issue: the trash.
