Group Leader Checklist

Prior to the Event:

• Pick up cleanup supplies from ILACSD office.
  Supplies include trash bags, recycle bags, gloves, and trash grabbers (optional).
• Distribute the individual liability waivers to all who will be participating.

Day of the Event:

1. Distribute liability waivers to volunteers who have not already signed them. Every volunteer must sign a waiver. Be sure to collect all the waivers.
2. Thank everyone for participating and explain the importance of a beach cleanup and their volunteer efforts.
3. Review safety/ cleanup rules with volunteers:
   • Children should be supervised by adults at all times.
   • Do not pick up needles, syringes, broken glass, or other hazardous items. Alert a lifeguard/ ranger of their location.
   • Do not touch injured or dead animals.
   • Do not turn your back on the ocean, street, or other hazards.
   • Make sure fire pits are cold before touching.
   • Driftwood, shells, and seaweed are not trash. Please leave them on the beach.
   • Recycle aluminum and tin cans, unbroken glass bottles, plastic beverage containers, and clean paper.
   • Have fun!
4. Divide the group into teams of two or three, with one trash bag and one recycle bag per group and one glove per person.
5. Assign a time and place for everyone to meet when the cleanup is finished.

After the Event:

1. Deposit trash in dumpsters and recycling in bins if available on-site, or as instructed by ILACSD or park rangers. You may need to take your recyclables to a nearby recycling center or home to be put out for your curbside collection.
2. As soon as possible, provide ILACSD with all collected waivers and data on the beach cleanup: the number of volunteers, hours spent cleaning, and pounds of trash and recyclables collected. (1 full bag= approx. 10lbs.)