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Instructions
Your first step to a litter free school is to complete the sign up form to become a Project Leader for your school. Only one Project Leader from your school should sign up. Here is a link to the sign up form: Sign Up Form
Go to the Social Media tab and like the Facebook page to have access to pictures and join discussions with other Project Leaders. Use the hashtag #LitterFreeSchools to engage with others and share ideas about your project.
Explore grant opportunities at www.kab.org or by going to the Grant Opportunities page under the Resources tab.
Plan to implement the Initial Litter Survey by first assembling a small group of about four to ten people to meet and complete the survey. After each plot is surveyed, the litter should be collected so the plot is left litter-free.
Click on the following link to enter the results of your survey. Initial Litter Survey
This survey will be the baseline for litter at your school. These results will be compared with your Final Litter Survey results to calculate percent litter reduction.
There are ten to twenty-five locations to be surveyed, depending on the number of survey locations at your school. Each location will be rated on a scale of 1 to 4 based on how much litter is present. See the exact definitions for each rating on the survey document.
Provide volunteers with materials to conduct the litter clean-up after measurements are complete. Examples are trash bags and gloves.
If you plan on doing the survey on paper, print the “Observation Sheet” and “Survey Plot Locations” under the Resources tab, Downloadable Project Materials, and use the step by step guide titled “Litter Survey Steps” for instructions.
If you plan on taking the survey electronically on-site, go to the Initial Litter Survey tab and follow the instructions.
Take pictures of the volunteers helping out with the survey and post them to the Facebook page, or use #LitterFreeSchools using Twitter and Instagram.
During the survey, record the locations you survey in detail to be used later for the Final Litter Survey. Map these locations using MapMyProperty http://tfsfrd.tamu.edu/MapMyProperty/ and record the GPS coordinates for each location on the map. Then download your map to use later.
If your survey results were hand-written, transfer the information to the Initial Litter Survey under the Litter Surveys Tab or at the above link.
After you complete your initial litter survey, discuss where the litter at your school is coming from and plan possible interventions. A great resource for ideas about your intervention and clean up is at www.kab.org/assets/pdfs/YouthGuide_draft_v1.pdf
Make posters and banners to hang up in and around your school.
The Posters and Banners tab is where you can find information about these materials. Your school can either print the pre-designed posters, or use your own athletes and make custom ones. Staples is a relatively inexpensive place to print these designs, and the banner sizes fit what Staples sells.
For banners, the best type of banners to get for outdoors are the 15 oz. Outdoor vinyl banners with grommets.
Buy Litter Free Schools Merchandise such as T-Shirts, sunglasses, or reusable water bottles to sell or give away to promote awareness of the campaign. Websites to buy these materials from are listed under the Promotional Merchandise tab.
Buy trash cans and recycling bins to put in heavily littered areas in and around your school. Although litter is only measured outside of the school, anything you can do to increase awareness and cooperation will help your campaign. You can find outdoor trash bins and Litter Free Schools stickers to buy under the Merchandise tab.
Make announcements at your school to bring awareness to your campaign. Write an announcement for the morning news, put an article about the project in the school newspaper, draw anti-litter messages on the sidewalk in chalk, or walk around to classrooms and talk about the project. Make this project your own and bring awareness to littering however you can.
Educate the kids at your school on litter prevention and reduction. Go to the Educational Materials page under the Resources tab for this information.
Plan your Great American Cleanup. This cleanup should be about two weeks before your final litter survey.
Your Great American Cleanup is a litter cleanup you plan and implement at your school.
Anywhere from fifteen kids to your whole school could be involved in this. Pick a date for the cleanup, buy trash bags and some gloves, and get your school involved. A great way to get kids interested in joining is to offer incentives, such as food, free T-shirts or reusable water bottles, or even extra credit.
Take lots of pictures and post them to the Facebook page.
Take the Final Litter Survey
The survey results will be submitted here: Final Litter Survey
The results of the final litter survey will be compared with those from the initial litter survey to determine the percent change in litter at your school.
Assemble a team of about four to ten people and pick a date and time to do your survey. Just like the initial litter survey, either print out the “Final Litter Survey” and “Survey Plot Locations” instructions under the Resources tab, or bring an electronic device to take the survey on-site. Use your Map My Property map to make sure your survey the same locations as the initial survey.
Take pictures of the kids helping out with the survey and post them to the Facebook page.
If your survey results were hand-written, transfer the information to the Final Litter Survey under the Litter Surveys Tab or at the above link.
Complete the form titled “Financial Impact” here: Financial Impact. These results can be used to show your school how much money can be saved per year because of litter reduction campaigns.
Take the Final Report survey here: Final Report
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