We conducted our Summer City Clean-up in Georgetown Park today. This was three days after the 4th of July. We were surprised by the amount of fireworks remnants found in the park. We spent an hour picking them up, and we were not even half way through the park. We decided to return on Saturday morning to continue our clean-up.
While we were excited to have our bags filled, it felt bittersweet as it makes us question why our fellow residents were littering our parks. Our clean-up activities proved to be an enlightening experience. As on days where we don’t find much trash, we may feel uneventful, while we should be feeling grateful that our city is clean with the help of our responsible residents.