Thursday, March 14, 2013
The anti litter initiative and Councilman Nick Mosby plan to use the Harlem Shake to clean up in Mondawmin.
This weekend Zero Litter is putting a little shake in its trash mob videos. Zero Litter has developed the idea of a trash mob as a kind of flash mob that shows up at a particular trashy area, and in about 30 minutes, cleans up the garbage at the site. The initiative has used Internet videos in fast forward to demonstrate the amount of impact a group of people can have in a short time on the city’s litter problem. "We’re trying to show people they don’t need to do a 10 hour day of service, they don’t need to do hundreds of hours of service to make a difference," said Zero Litter founder and Hampden resident George Peters. But this weekend, when Zero Litter’s trash mob descends at 4 p.m on 1917 Ridgehill Ave. in Mondawmin, the video will …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
The program is the being put on by Councilman Nick Mosby's office in conjunction with Blue Water Baltimore.
The One Piece litter campaign will be kicking off on Saturday in Reservoir Hill as part of that neighborhood's Garden and Home Tour. The event, which is being presented by Councilman Nick Mosby's office and Blue Water Baltimore, will start at 10 a.m. at the Reservoir Park at Reservoir at Park and Newington avenues. "What we are asking is simple," Mosby said in email to constituents. "If every citizen in Baltimore picked up just one piece of trash a day, and disposed of it properly, the costs to our environment, and our tax dollars, could be dramatically reduced. The benefit to our neighborhoods would be tremendous." Mosby, who represents parts of Hampden, Medfield and Hoes Heights, announced the program during a celebration at City Hall …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Councilman Nick Mosby and Blue Water Baltimore wants residents to pick up one piece of trash a day.
On rainy days, Councilman Nick Mosby and Blue Water Baltimore want you to think about where trash on the streets ends up. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works spends an extra $10 million a year to clean trash from streets and waterways, according to a news release announcing the One Piece litter campaign. Mosby, who represents parts of Hampden, Medfield and Hoes Heights, has launched the campaign in conjunction with Blue Water Baltimore, a nonprofit that fights to protect area waterways. The campaign centers around asking residents to pick up one piece of trash a day to help keep area waterways, such as the Stony Run, clean. "If you’re bending over to get one piece [of trash], and there’s two or three pieces right next to it, …
JD1
9:13 am on Saturday, June 2, 2012
Can anyone explain why people think its okay to simply toss their personal trash on the ground? I feel like its the ultimate expression of laziness and ignorance. This includes those who flick their cigarette butts on the ground as well. Just another exampleofma total lack of personal responsibility. more ›