Local Youngster Is On A Mission To Keep His Neighborhood Clean And Hopes Others Will Do The Same

Logan, a local grade two student, has taken it upon himself to clean up the litter in the small part of Peterborough he calls home. He and his mom hope that others may follow suit and clean up their own neighborhood.

“He’s a lover of nature,” said Jennifer, Logans mom. “He always asks me why people throw garbage on the ground. I try to explain to him that some people aren’t very respectful but also that sometimes it just blows out of peoples bins and ends up where it’s not supposed to be.”

Jennifer says he had been asking for a trash picker for a long time, and when she finally bought him one he put it to good use.

The two walked around their local neighborhood and collected a full bag of litter.

“We talked about the safety of it, and making sure we are wearing gloves and being safe about it. Then we went shopping and got his supplies, and off we went to clean up. He was loving it, he told me he could do this all day.”

Part of the reason Logan wanted to clean up is so that litter and recycling didn’t get caught in the beaks and mouths of animals, causing them to be unable to eat.

Jennifer says that Logan has often said it should be everyone’s job to keep the city clean, not just the people that get paid to do it. They plan to do it again as the weather gets warmer.

“We’re all so busy with our kids and putting them in sports and stuff like that, but maybe we should keep them busy with being good people, and doing things for their community. If you’re going to change the world you have to start somewhere.”

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