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LITTER PREVENTION TIPS
FOR BUSINESSES
FROM
KEEP COVINGTON BEAUTIFUL

TRASH CONTAINERS

• Place an adequate number of trash containers and cigarette ash receptacles in parking lots as well as inside and outside of all building entrances.
• Establish a regular schedule for emptying trash containers and ash receptacles. Avoid having trash emptied on an “as needed” basis to prevent overflows.
• Replace broken, dirty or damaged containers and receptacles.
• Use only covered trash containers to eliminate trash spilling or blowing out.

EMPLOYEES

• Establish the expectation that employees will pick up trash anywhere in or around your place of business. Let them know that it is not acceptable to walk past litter.
• Remove trapped litter from landscaping, drains, gutters and fences on a regular basis.
• Establish smoking areas with appropriate ash receptacles for employees and customers.

DUMPSTERS

• Place only tied bags of trash in outdoor dumpsters. This greatly decreases loose trash from blowing out of the dumpster during collection.
• Enclose dumpsters as required to minimize the amount of trash that will blow to other areas of your business or onto city streets or into drainage ways.
• Remove trash from the enclosure area regularly.

POLICIES

Commit to reducing loose trash from company vehicles by:

• Requiring tarps on any vehicle transporting materials
• Requiring tightly sealed containers to transport materials that are not covered by tarps
• Instructing drivers to pick up any materials that have fallen off of their load
• Instructing drivers to discard cigarette butts in vehicle ashtrays
• Adding trash bags to company vehicles.

Become familiar with Covington’s Anti-Litter Ordinance, Chapter 42, Article III, Sections 61 through 71


Litter Recycling Questionnaire