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| Mission:
Cache In - Trash Out |
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| by: Ecochic |
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It all began with my first find. On a trip to Missouri, I found
my very first Geocache and in that Tupperware container was
a little plastic object with a big purpose.
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| "Cache In - Trash Out" container courtesy of Campyc &
Ecochic.
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The "Cache In - Trash Out" container courtesy of Campyc and
Ecochic.
This special, recycled plastic neck tote contains a trash bag
and the message: "Have Fun, Make a Difference - Cache In - Trash
Out". The idea being that you find the cache, take the tote,
and pick up litter on your way back from where you came.
Litter is no doubt an unsightly problem in Southern California
and the world over, but, it is a big problem for our local waterways
and the inhabitants. Litter, such as a flicked cigarette butt,
styrofoam cup or plastic bottle, often ends up travelling from
streets or parking lots into the stormdrain system.
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| Campyc & Ecochic showing
off their Cache In Trash Out Containers |
Local surveys have proven that most people think that the stormdrain
system leads to the wastewater treatment plant. Not true. Stormdrains
are specifically engineered to quickly move surface water and
runoff directly to creeks, arroyos and the ocean. So, these
"water highways" are also carrying litter and debris to waterways
where it ends up causing water quality problems, harm, entanglement
and often death to our local birds, fish, and other waterway
inabitants.
You can make a difference while having fun geocaching with friends
and family! Find a container and use the bag to remove litter
- no piece is too small - and then, fill the container and recycle
it to another location. A recent geocaching event - the Eco-Clean
Up - was inspired by a concerned group of cachers who saw
a littered creek on their way to a cache and decided to make
a change. Click here for more information on the Eco-Clean
Up.
Please contact me, Ecochic, if you
have any questions. Special thanks to the guy who started my
mission, jogps, and to
campyc
for being my partner in crime on this mission.
Kate Thomas
City of Thousand Oaks
Environmental Programs
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 449-2468
kthomas@toaks.org
Protect marine life - keep our waterways clean |
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