Mayor Davis advised, “Make sure that you maintain a distance of at least six feet from other people.  If you are also able to clean up in front of an elderly or handicapped neighbor’s home, that would be a great step for Bayonne unity.”

            In announcing the Earth Day activity, Mayor Davis explained, “We need to clean up the community.  Since we have cancelled mechanical street-sweeping during the Coronavirus emergency, litter has piled up on streets that are normally cleaned.   Litter has also accumulated on side streets and other roads that are not part of the mechanical street-sweeping program.” 

            Mayor Davis suggested, “When you clean up around your property, please pick up litter with shovels, tongs, or other tools while wearing gloves and a face mask.  Please place paper and cardboard refuse in the container you use for the paper/cardboard recycling pick-up. Please place cans, bottles, and similar items with recycling numbers on them in the container you use for the cans/bottles recycling pick-up.  Food waste and other garbage should be deposited in the plastic bags and barrels that you use normally for non-recyclable refuse.  If you find discarded rubber gloves, please do not touch them with your bare hands.  Instead, use tongs or other tools to pick up the gloves before depositing them in a plastic garbage bag.”

            Mayor Davis concluded, “We have not used mechanical sweepers in several weeks.  It would be great if you could clean up the part of your street that is right below the curb.  Please email photos of your clean-up activities to [email protected]. We would welcome pictures of both the cleaning and the results for Facebook. Thanks for doing your part for our planet and community.”