Litter Remediation - Revision history

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	*You spread out (although working together by a trash bag could reduce how many are needed and/pr how many are “in-play” ) and start cleaning up		*You spread out (although working together by a trash bag could reduce how many are needed and/pr how many are “in-play” ) and start cleaning up
	*Try and get as much as possible, but doing a “sweep line” at the end to look for any missed pieces could be done, this could just be a 80% “rough” pass		*Try and get as much as possible, but doing a “sweep line” at the end to look for any missed pieces could be done, this could just be a 80% “rough” pass
	*		*If it’s piled up enough you MAY be able to sweep it into shovels etc, although this method will get you more sticks/twigs “ [[Bycatch]] “ compared to picking stuff up by hand or with grabbers only

			====Sorting+Disposal====
			*If it’s an Option, Weighing the Bags can get you that metric
			*It may not be relevant in all cases, or it could also be done as you go (even just informal mental notes etc) but either on top of tarps, on a concrete floor or large indoor space such as a [[Gymnasium]] etc one could spread out all the bags, then either Grab a Picture for later analysis, or even sort+count what the [[Average Composition of Litter]] is for that area (Good bit of [[Citizen Science]] + Helps inform policy decisions with hard data etc
			*If using the waste for [[RDF]] or [[Pyrolysis]] / [[Gasification]] derived fuels, rinsing off dirt/draining any liquids out may be of use
			*Recovered [[Aluminum Cans]] and other Metal could be recycled as well
			*Short of [[Chemical Recycling]] / [Thermal Recycling]] / [[W2E]] , much of the debris is probably too weathered/dirty for direct [[Regrind]] + Reuse of thermoplastics


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	===Process===		===Process===
	====Planning===		====Planning====
	*You select+communicate what area you are clearing out and point out/make (via [[Survey Flags]] pe setting misc gear like backpacks down etc) the boundaries of that zone		*You select+communicate what area you are clearing out and point out/make (via [[Survey Flags]] pe setting misc gear like backpacks down etc) the boundaries of that zone
	*Depending on how many Sharps etc are in the area, a rigid sharps container and [[Cut Resistant Gloves]] may be warranted		*Depending on how many Sharps etc are in the area, a rigid sharps container and [[Cut Resistant Gloves]] may be warranted

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 **[[Plogging]] or something similar, ESPECIALLY if done with a School or similar group may be a good route of this as well
 *Main Downside is Work-Hour Requirements, especially if low on Laborers
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 *In a few hours though got maybe 5 Yards “down” the stream and a couple yards wide to a “good enough” standard of clean
 **Snobby me wants to go back on Monday/next time and clear up all the small “larger “than micro but not full bottles etc” level microplastics up, but from afar it no longer looks like an Unofficial Dumping Site ‘’’in that section’’’ which is nice
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Eric: Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

2025-10-17T23:18:27Z

Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

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=Basics=
*This page aims to go over the Remediation (ie Cleanup) of Litter (Most of which can also be under the umbrella of “Plastic Pollution”
*While this is not THE solution (“if you want to stop the house flooding, you must turn off the tap” etc) [[Single Use Plastic Alternatives]] / [[Litter Reduction Strategies]] etc will be discussed elsewhere!

=Scope=
*The Approach Depends on Location
**Carpet-Like Heavily Maintained [[Turfgrass]] such as in [[Lawns]] or Highway Medians etc may allow for somewhat “fresh” litter to be Easily Visibly Discernible, and quickly collected by hand, with grabbers, or swept up with Brooms/Rakes and Shovels etc
**Heavily Weathered Litter in Unmaintained Areas, or Buried underneath Soil/Vegetation is far more difficult to Visually “pick out”, and may require more careful (and time consuming) collection
**Marine Litter is deserving of it’s own page, although in Tributaries/Streams etc, having equipment on hand when remediating “on shore” may still be of use
*Since ‘’’there is plastic in the wind and rain’’’ etc no area can TRULY be clean, but [[Micro/Nano-Plastic Pollution Remediation]] is also worth having it’s own page

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[[Category: Waste Management]] [[Category: Pollution]]