02-03-2012, 06:37 AM
If the increase you have noticed has been since about 2 years ago...the county used to use the Kulani Corrections inmates to do the lions share of their rural highway pickups.... when the facility was closed, we lost that labor pool (they also were the main fencing crew for the endangered habitat exclosures)
If it is much more recent (the last season or two, I haven't seen the little county pickup cart recently, I have wondered if it was in for repairs, or retired due to budget cuts.
"Keep Hawaii Beautiful" tries to provide the cleanup materials AND coordinate with the county (on the county roads, this is needed), but like most non profits, the current budget cuts have effected them
The organizations on the signs are usually coordinated through the county & organizations like "Keep Hawaii Beautiful". Most of the companies that sign up do rely on volunteers to assist their workers... and both funding for the cleanup materials & the available pool of volunteer pickers are also down for most cleanups ... our beach cleanups only continue because of our sponsors, Nautilus Dive & Project Aware.... and the fact that we have been very successful in tapping into the community service pool for the surface work.... many people get volunteer clean up burn out, especially when cleaning up after others....
I have seen volunteers spending their free time doing a roadside clean up & a passing motorist beans them with trash, laughing! - that attitude can really tire you out of the game (to be fair, most motorist shaka & are appreciative...but there are a very few with really warped attitudes!)
If it is much more recent (the last season or two, I haven't seen the little county pickup cart recently, I have wondered if it was in for repairs, or retired due to budget cuts.
"Keep Hawaii Beautiful" tries to provide the cleanup materials AND coordinate with the county (on the county roads, this is needed), but like most non profits, the current budget cuts have effected them
The organizations on the signs are usually coordinated through the county & organizations like "Keep Hawaii Beautiful". Most of the companies that sign up do rely on volunteers to assist their workers... and both funding for the cleanup materials & the available pool of volunteer pickers are also down for most cleanups ... our beach cleanups only continue because of our sponsors, Nautilus Dive & Project Aware.... and the fact that we have been very successful in tapping into the community service pool for the surface work.... many people get volunteer clean up burn out, especially when cleaning up after others....
I have seen volunteers spending their free time doing a roadside clean up & a passing motorist beans them with trash, laughing! - that attitude can really tire you out of the game (to be fair, most motorist shaka & are appreciative...but there are a very few with really warped attitudes!)