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Cleanup areas to consider: 

• Alaine Chartrand Community Centre 
• Centennial Park 
• Dog Park 
• Fader’s Park 
• Fairway Park 
• Heritage River Trail 
• Leo Boivin Community Centre 
• RiverWalk Park 
• Sarah Spencer Park
• Sandra S. Lawn Harbour & Marina 
• Schools 
• Pathways 
• Roadsides 
• Irvine Road
• Prescott Centre Drive 
• Sophia Street 
• Sidewalks 

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• Use personal protective equipment (gloves) or a litter grabber when picking up litter and properly dispose of your own personal protective equipment safely in a garbage bag after your cleanup
• Cleanups should take place during daylight hours and should not take place after sunset or before sunrise
• Be mindful of unstable or slippery ground
• Consider wearing a safety vest or brightly colours clothing is collecting litter along a roadway
• Do not pick up dangerous material such as glass, barbed wire, syringes/needles, medical waste, pipes, chemicals and debris with sharp or rusted edges. Instead note down the item and the location and after your cleanup, contact operations@prescott.ca to make them aware.
• Avoid water-filled areas such as ditches, streams or ponds. Be extra cautious in areas where there could be water or ice.
• Be careful of wild animals, insects, hives and nests, and noxious weeds such as poison ivy and giant hogweed.
• Report suspicious items to the local OPP via their non-emergency telephone number at 1-888-310-1122

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April 22 is Earth Day 

Join us to honor and celebrate our remarkable planet on this extraordinary day. Earth Day is a reminder of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability, encouraging us to come together and take action for a healthier planet and brighter future. 
 
Through various events, toolkits, and initiatives, we aim to raise awareness, inspire change, and foster a deeper connection with nature. Let's unite in our efforts to protect the Earth today and for generations to come. Together, we can make a meaningful impact and create a more sustainable world. 

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The Provincial Day of Action on Litter is celebrated on the second Tuesday of May each year in Ontario. 

We are taking action to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills or becoming litter by bringing awareness to the impacts of waste on our environment and encouraging people to take action at home and in their community to help keep our environment clean and healthy for generations to come. 

Provincial Day of Action on Litter 

There are actions we can all take to put litter in its proper place.   You can do this by: 

• Reducing waste: giving old products new life instead of throwing them away. For example, using old containers for storage or supporting second-hand clothing stores as opposed to buying new. 
• Diverting waste: recycling or composting materials when and where possible to divert waste away from landfills. For example, by using your blue and green bins. When cleaning up litter, make sure you properly separate out recyclables.   
• Preventing waste and litter: stopping waste before it's created, and before it has the chance to become litter. For example, by choosing to buy goods with less packaging or by bringing a reusable cup to take-out establishments that accept them. 
• Cleaning up litter: helping to keep your community clean by picking up and properly disposing of litter, or by organizing a community litter cleanup for others. Our Litter Cleanup Guides have more information on how to organize a safe and successful cleanup.      
• Properly disposing of waste: making sure anything that does belong in the trash is securely placed in garbage bins to help keep our neighbourhoods clean.