PalmettoPride Creates Midlands Area Clean Teams

PalmettoPride has created Clean Teams to provide S.C. citizens with a framework to facilitate participation in long-term pickup efforts. The Clean Teams initiative expands on the organization’s community cleanup program by inviting groups to adopt special areas to monitor and pick up litter throughout the year. “We created Clean Teams to offer across-the-board adoption programs to complement Adopt-A-Highway and other local Keep America Beautiful [KAB] initiatives,” says Sarah Lyles, director of PalmettoPride, adding that “there is a need for smaller areas to be adopted along with our state roads.”

PalmettoPride houses the state KAB affiliate and manages Adopt-A-Highway. While many counties have volunteer adoption programs, there are areas that do not have a framework for citizens that want to be a part of a bigger effort. Clean Teams fills a need for neighborhood, park and waterway adoption, among other areas. A special feature of Clean Teams is the stream and waterway adoption option called Clean Teams Streams. Special mesh bags are available that can be attached to personal watercraft and allow for trash to stay in the bag while water flows through the holes. Teams require a team captain and four litter pickups a year. PalmettoPride is available to assist volunteers in navigating through the various cleanup programs as needed.

For more information and to participate, visit PalmettoPride.org/get-involved/clean-teams.