Adopt A Trashcan

The local problem that we chose to solve this semester was littering. We chose littering as our problem because we believe it is a big problem and although it is a worldwide problem we think that even by starting in a small place like Kutztown, it will make a difference. Our main goal was to clean up the Kutztown University campus. We want people to realize what effects this is having on the environment, wildlife, and even people. By getting people involved in an Adopt-A-Trashcan Program at Kutztown we hope it will get people more interested and involved. We would eventually like for this program to spread to other campuses.

As of right now, our project is going very well. We have gotten approval from the University to start our program, and have contacted all the clubs and organizations at Kutztown. We are still waiting for replies and once we get a few more all we have left to do is collect the posters that will go in the advertisement panels of the trashcans. We have set a date of April 29^th, 2011 as a due date for all posters to be turned in. So far we have 4 groups that are definitely going to participate in the program and we hope to have more. Although we have not actually solved the problem of littering, we believe that we are taking the right steps to help stop people from littering, not only Kutztown but worldwide.