Pick Up America is Underway!!

Last spring I decided that the next cycle of seasonal growth would signal my departure for the adventure of a life time. Jeff Chen and I have schemed on a way to walk across the country and pick up trash.

We will be hosting a January 29th Community Clean Up in North College Park beginning at noon. Patrick Wojahn, the city council representative from District 1, will join us in our efforts to make Prince George's County a "Liveable Community."

email me: davidrogner@gmail.com :if you are interested

or check the facebook event-----> ;)

Here is an introduction to Pick Up America.

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Executive Summary

Pick Up America is a local, regional and nationwide initiative committed to reducing plastic waste in our communities and waterways. The Pick Up America team will coordinate community trash clean-ups while walking across the country to encourage alternatives to our nation's throwaway mentality. We'll document our encounters and experiences through our multimedia website and online social networks. The year-and-a-half-long trek will span 13 states from Assateague Island, MD, (March 20, 2010) to the San Francisco Bay, CA (August 2011).

Mission Statement

The mission of Pick Up America is to pick up trash across the country and inspire a transition to a zero-waste economy.

Objectives

The success of our mission depends on our ability to develop common objectives within the communities we visit along the route. The cross country journey is intended to inspire a prolonged effort to minimize the waste generated in The United States of America. Our main objectives are to:

1. Coordinate community and roadside trash clean-ups.
   
2. Provide informational workshops to educational institutions.
   
3. Provide local businesses with methods for reducing landfill-bound waste.
4. Empower individuals to use alternatives to non-reusable, harmful plastics.
5. Collaborate with regional legislators to implement laws that: · phase out the use of plastic bags · discourage the sale of single-serve bottled water
6. Pressure industry to create standards that eliminate excessive packaging.