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:
- Distribute liability waivers to volunteers who have not already signed them. Every volunteer must sign a waiver. Be sure to collect all the waivers.
- Thank everyone for participating and explain the importance of a beach cleanup and their volunteer efforts.
- 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!
- Divide the group into teams of two or three, with one trash bag and one recycle bag per group and one glove per person.
- Assign a time and place for everyone to meet when the cleanup is finished.
After the Event:
- 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.
- 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.)
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