Trash Bash®

What to Wear/Bring

Trash Bash® will happen rain or shine unless inclement weather poses a danger to participants. Conditions can be slippery, muddy, or overgrown, and temperatures can range from cold to warm.

Recommended Gear

• pants
• sunscreen
• hats
• insect repellant
• rubber boots or sturdy closed-toed shoes you don’t mind getting dirty
• and rain gear

Do not wear/bring

• sandals or flip-flops.

Volunteers wearing inappropriate footwear will not be allowed to participate.

Provided Supplies

Supplies

Trash Bash® cleanup locations provide volunteers with gloves and trash bags. Trash grabbers are available but limited, and not provided to every individual. If you prefer to use your own gloves or trash grabbers, you may bring them.

T-shirt

All volunteers receive a Trash Bash® t-shirt at the beginning of the event.

Lunch/Drinks

All volunteers are invited to stay after the cleanup for a free lunch. Lunch usually consists of hot dogs, chips, and cookies. Water is available throughout the event. Individual sites may have additional beverage options.

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Seabrook for preparing a free hot dog lunch for Trash Bash® volunteers.

All persons volunteering must fill out the required Registration Waiver Form (English) or (Spanish). Parents and youth leaders shall be responsible for closely monitoring youth volunteers in their group or organization and are responsible for making them aware of the rules and following them.

Most cleanup sites are in areas where wildlife exists. Please be watchful of areas where snakes, alligators, or harmful insects may be or alert those in your party to the presence of any of these creatures. Also be watchful for harmful plants such as poison ivy or poison oak, thorns, vines, etc. Please wear gloves to avoid contact. Refrain from contact with any wildlife or feral domestic animals.

Alert your site coordinator to any animals or situations hampering the ability to clean up your site.

Safety and Health Advice

• Work gloves and trash bags are provided to volunteers.
• Safety vests and trash pickers are provided in limited numbers to each group.
• Sturdy, closed-toed shoes shall be worn in all areas. Long pants and long-sleeve shirts are advisable.
• Do not work alone. Use the buddy system of two or three persons.
• Do not enter, wade, or swim in any body of water to retrieve debris.
• Only collect trash where you are capable. Many areas have slopes, loose gravel, or soil. Ensure proper footing before proceeding.
• Do not climb up or down trees, rocks, or steep banks to retrieve debris. Collection along sloping bayou, lakes, or waterway banks should only be done when deemed safe by team leaders or coordinators. Do not disturb bare soil or contribute to erosion areas.
• Do not reach or crawl into crevices, brush, under rocks or structures to retrieve debris. Use a tool when necessary.

Do not collect the following hazardous debris:

• Heavy items requiring more than one person to lift;
• Partially buried items;
• Broken glass;
• Closed or sealed  buckets and plastic or metal drums; or
• Medical waste (hazard bags, needles,  etc.) or carrion (dead animal carcasses).
• Household Hazardous Waste such as paint, oil, or solvents.

Take note of the location of these items and report it to your team leader or coordinator. Appropriate personnel shall collect these items. 

Notice of Photography and Media Recording

When you attend a City of Seabrook event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such recording and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction by the City of Seabrook for marketing, promotional purposes, and other public-facing communications, including use on websites and social media.

By attending, you waive any rights to claims in connection with any exhibition, streaming, web casting, televising, or other publication of these materials.

If you have any questions or concerns about waiving these rights, please contact us at (281) 291-5777.