Tips for construction sites, how to keep the construction site clean and prevent garbage from spreading into the environment. The tips have been given by the Keep Saaristo Siistinä ry.
Along with winds, rains and people, garbage is easily carried into waterways, either directly or through stormwater wells, ditches and rivers. Pick up tips for trash-free construction
- On the construction site, pay attention to where you carry out work steps that cause debris: avoid windy places, stormwater wells and ditch edges if possible.
- Plan the unpacking in such a way that the waste is placed in collection containers as soon as possible, instead of in indefinite temporary storage.
- If there are storm water wells in the construction site area, protect them during the work so that the garbage can be collected.
- Monitor the garbage situation on the construction site: Organize, for example, cleanup tasks that help you understand what kind of garbage gets into the terrain most easily and how the situation can be further improved with regard to individual garbage categories.
- Protect the landfills.
- Do not throw the cigarette butt on the ground, but use a pocket ashtray. Tumpittalteen.fi- website you can find good tips for trash disposal.
Beach monitoring has been done on urban natural beaches as well as on artificial beaches. Litter surveys have also been carried out, for example, in Helsinki's parks. Approximately 80 percent of the garbage in the Baltic Sea originates from land. Keep the Archipelago Siistinä ry implements beach litter monitoring in cooperation with the Finnish Environment Institute.
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