Earth Day 2023

Earth Day Trash Pickup

Members of the public are invited to take part in the Rotary Clubs of Nanaimo & Lantzville’s second annual clean up event to collect garbage from various sites around the city in recognition of Earth Day. Last year, we collected 2,100 pounds of garbage. Our goal is to exceed that amount this year but need your help to achieve that goal!

Date: Saturday, April 22

Meet time:  9:15 a.m. to hand in waiver and receive site map.
Where: Meet in the parking lot of the Nanaimo Visitor Information Centre at Northfield Road and Inland Island Highway. Participants will then be sent out as small teams to designated sites around Nanaimo to collect garbage.
What is provided:  Large green garbage bags, garbage ‘picker-uppers’, blue latex gloves, pick up of garbage at the end by the City
What to bring:  A truck or similar if you have one and are willing to use it to bring collected garbage back to the visitor centre (all teams will have a participant with a truck); your Rotary shirt, jacket or hoodie, heavy gloves for grabbing big stuff; a few medium sized bags which are easier to carry around than the big black ones, or a 5 gallon pail (easiest of all to carry). If you are in a high-traffic area it is advisable to wear reflective vests.

Schedule:
9:15-9:30 a.m. Arrive
9:45 a.m. Go to designated clean up sites (maps will be provided)
11:15 a.m. Return to parking lot on Northfield and Inland Island Highway at Visitor Center with garbage….. and unload.
11:25 a.m. Group Photo!
11:30 a.m. City comes to take garbage away
11:40 a.m. Tear down

2022 Rotary Environmental Service Day:

• 70 People gathered 2100 POUNDS (920 kg), in 90 minutes. 
• Coolest find?  vacuum and coffee maker.
• Most repetitive stuff- masks, food wrappers and Tim Horton’s cups.