QUIENES SOMOS
Trash Pirates fue creado por una pequeña familia militar que tiene una gran pasión por el medio ambiente. Mientras caminaban en familia, los Miller notaron basura en los parques locales, en las aceras y al costado de la carretera. Con el deseo de mejorar cada comunidad en la que viven y vacacionan, comenzaron a recoger basura y deshacerse de él.
Durante una caminata, su hijo, que entonces tenía siete años, los declaró los Piratas de la Basura , porque Cazan la Basura . El nombre se quedó y comenzó el movimiento.
La líder de la manada, Jenna, es una Líder de Realidad Climática capacitada por el exvicepresidente Al Gore. También forma parte de varios grupos ambientalistas locales y tiene certificados de clase ambiental de HarvardX y la Universidad de Carolina del Norte, Chapel Hill. Su esperanza es educar a su hijo y a las generaciones futuras sobre los efectos de la basura en el medio ambiente, los animales y los humanos, al tiempo que involucra a los niños para ayudar a salvar nuestro planeta de los peores efectos del cambio climático.
QUE HACEMOS
CACEMOS BASURA
INICIATIVAS EXITOSAS
We visit beaches, local parks, and walking paths to hunt for litter. We share what we find along with interesting facts and inspiring quotes on our social media pages to inspire others to clean up their part of the world. We hope to positively influence children and families into joining our movement by taking simple actions in their community, getting involved in climate activism, and learning more about our planet.
Goals
-Provide educational articles for kids and adults and resources for parents and teachers about litter, our environment, climate change, and more!
-Make local changes to discourage single-use plastic usage and littering.
September 2021 – We did a two-day cleanup in Alexandria, Virginia where we noticed a lot of trash in an open field, often used for soccer and recreation. We have noticed trash piling up in this area for some time. We reached out to Supervisor Rodney L. Lusk’s office and we were informed of their Operation Stream Shield initiative which provides part-time, temporary work experience to the homeless. OSS was informed of the litter at the field and will now be visiting it on a regular basis to make sure it stays clean.
November 2021 - After cleaning up an area near an Alexandria, VA high school several times, we reached out to Supervisor Rodney L. Lusk's office again to report the constant littering in this area. Their awesome staff jumped into action. They were able to get the area put on Operation Stream Shield's schedule to get it cleaned up on a regular basis. In addition to that, they have reached out to VDOT and in the coming months, a "No Littering" sign will be placed along the road!
February 2022 - During a 2-hour cleanup with 8 volunteers, we were able to clean up 200 pounds of litter from a field and intersection in Alexandria, VA. Item's recovered were cigarette butts, bottles, plastics, children's toys, empty mulch bags, straws and more. See more!
May 2022 - Over 37 pounds of trash were picked up by military, boy scouts, families, and a local official during our cleanup in the Kingstowne area of Alexandria, Virginia. Most that was picked up were small pieces like cigarette butts, wrappers, and car debris. See our photos!
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