Trash Hero’s activities are based on bringing communities together in collective action. Normally this is a great thing! However we are very mindful of the risk of continuing “business as usual” in the light of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Like most people, we have been monitoring developments and gathering as much information as possible to work out how best to protect our volunteers and our communities. We recognise that our duty and responsibility to help contain the spread of the virus takes precedence over our standing commitment to provide weekly cleanups.
We have issued high level guidance for all chapters, that tries to take into account the very different and rapidly changing contexts across the globe. This includes a risk assessment tool and recommended additional safety procedures in cases where cleanups will go ahead. The guidelines will be published on all channels and translated into local languages where necessary.
If you are thinking of joining any Trash Hero event in the coming weeks, we urge you to contact your local chapter directly to find out if and how they are proceeding. If in any doubt, or you are a person in a “high risk” category”, it would be best to stay away from public gatherings for now.
If you’re missing the action and if safe to do so, you can always do a solo cleanup. Send a selfie to your local chapter, who will be happy to share and celebrate your acheivements. Or, use your time to help in your community in other ways if you can. Together – safely – we can still make a difference.
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