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Park Cleanup for Dogs

Project:

Keep your local dog and people parks clean and safe for everyone to use. Trash and animal waste that is left in parks can be dangerous for dogs and their owners. So, choose a park in your area that you’d like to clean up.

Here's what you need:
Thick rubber gloves (kitchen type) for each person picking up trash
Reused plastic bags (newspaper bags, deli meat bags, grocery bags)
Garbage bags
Optional: posterboard and markers
Here's how you do it:
1
Pick a park that is dog-friendly and needs some work. Contact your local parks department to get permission to cleanup or host a cleanup event at that park.
2
If you want to make the cleanup a community event, make posters. Hang them up around town to advertise the day. Include the time, place, purpose, and supplies needed.
3
On the day of the event, go to the park with your supplies. Pick up trash and dog waste.
4
Pick up dog waste with the small reused plastic bags. Then throw it in the garbage bags. The bacteria from dog waste are bad for the environmental. It may make dogs sick.
5
Ask an adult to help pick up sharp or hazardous items.
6
After the trash is picked up, celebrate! Bring your dog to the park to play.