We want to call attention to a number of exciting opportunities and requests related to litter clean up throughout the greater Fairfax community:

• Are you looking to join an organized clean up? Clean Fairfax is hosting a community stream clean up in Bailey’s Crossroads on November 9^th. If you’re interested in volunteering for the day please let us know! We’ll release the exact location when we get closer to the date. I grew up in Bailey’s and this clean up is particularly important to me. This creek is where my friends and I would explore and where our appreciation of the natural world was fostered as kids. The wildlife has largely disappeared and has been replaced by litter. Come out and help us bring wildlife back to Bailey’s Crossroads creeks! This is the last Clean Fairfax sponsored clean up of the calendar year so get your community service hours in for school now!

• Have you noticed a recurring litter hotspot in your neighborhood? We want to help your community find permanent solutions. We will help you find the sources of the litter and develop strategies your community can implement to solve the problem.

• Do you want to host your own community clean up? Supporting county-wide cleanups by individuals, groups, schools, churches, and businesses is one of the most important aspects of our work. Go to https://cleanfairfax.orgprograms-events/community-clean-up-program/ and fill out the form and we’ll give you all the supplies you’ll need for free! All you need to do to schedule your own clean up is find your own clean up location, pick a day, gather a few volunteers, and let us know of your plans. In selecting the site for your clean up we recommend going about a mile each direction from your home, work, school, or church. The supplies include 30-gallon trash bags, gloves, clear bags for recyclables (upon request), safety vests (upon request), safety tips, and any other supplies that we might have to support the cleanup. Please try to give us 10 business days to get your supplies to you.

And finally, if you want to document litter you find when out and about around Fairfax County or across Virginia, share your pictures on social media using #litterfreeva. Sharing pictures with this hashtag helps us track litter throughout the county and across the Commonwealth.