Anybody else pick up trash in the park?

[greeeneyes17]

I would pick it up if I am alone, since going with friends and family would question me about why should I pick it up since they already have custodians that do the job for us and they would say it is dirty.

It doesn't matter, I would still want to do it. Since some cast members cannot go inside the queue to clean up the trash, unless they do want to. Like I remember talking with one when she is going to up the line with us.

I've had family and friends tell me it was gross and not to do it, but I don't let them stand in my way. Besides, my boyfriend thinks it's cute and nice that I do this, so he doesn't nag me about it and now even does it himself

[Bronco21]

I'm an Eagle scout, so I have been brain washed to pick up garbage the second I see it no matter where I am... I really don't even think about it half the time. I am pretty sure I've touched every single garbage can in the parks by now haha.

Speaking of lazy people, most of the garbage I collect is from within 5-10 feet of a garbage can. The best is when people throw trash on the garbage next to the can... Shakes fist!

[waltopia]

I just had an experience with this last week: I am a germaphobe and use lots of napkins. While sitting on the Jolly Holiday patio, the wind blew a couple napkins from my lap, and I reflexively stopped them with my shoe. I continued to finish my meal. When it was time to gather my things to leave, I reached down and grabbed the paper towels that had barely touched the ground and added them to my tray to take to the trash can, before I could even grab my tray, a custodial worker who noticed all this, took it from me and offered to clear my trash away for me completely.....avoiding any need to deal with garbage myself. Walt Disney wanted things clean, to inspire people to behave better.

On a related note, it really does help health-wise to not touch things when visiting a place as popular as Disneyland. Not only germs from everywhere in the world, but little kids are not careful about such things, so best avoided by smart adults. The park makes it very easy. You can visit the restroom without touching faucets or dryers. So, it was with real surprise that I was shopping along Buena Vista Street. I'd heard about the doors staying closed to save on AC, which makes them look like more of the false facades that the park is full of. I wanted and intended to go inside, but was faced with having to pull on dirty doorknobs, well worn bronze handles where millions of other hands have been....and no they were not polished clean, but showing wear where I was expected to grab. No thanx. I walked to the end of the block to find one automatically opening door, and breezed through all the EMPTY shops, before exiting with a toe push out the door. Also not clean, those petri-dishes, I mean impulse purchase bins, which now form switchback lines in all the shops, are equally unapealing. Maybe another reason all the resort shops are slow so now.

[DARTH MAUL]

That's a bit extreme. I'm not picking up trash, but I'm certainly not gonna avoid common interactions like I'm Bubble Boy or something. You just can't live your life that way. I'd drive myself insane. I guarantee practically no one is thinking of that when they decide whether or not to shop. They're thinking of cost.

[calsig31]

I'm in the minority here, but I definitely don't do this. There are plenty of custodians, I don't go to Disneyland to work. I never really notice any excessive trash anyway. Also, if I were ever to do this, is definitely wouldn't be in the bathroom. Ewwwww

Only my own trash. Everyone else should be responsible for their own trash. If they aren't, then that is when CMs come into action to clean up after those lazy, careless guests.

I completely agree. I'm not touching othe people's discarded waste. That's gross. However I am not above letting the people who get paid to do it know when I see an excessively dirty section of the park so they can go clean it. I don't blame them for it as it is a big park and impossible to notice every mess as it happens, so I am willing to do my part to let them know before someone who isn't so understanding just goes straight to city hall to complain about the mess.

[4Apples4Disney]

Yes. I was a janitor in college, and there were a lot of rude people throwing stuff everywhere. Even if someone is receiving compensation to clean up, they aren't a persons personal servant!

[gatheringrosebuds]

The issue of germs doesn't deter me. I bring hand sanitizer with me everywhere I go because I cannot stand when my hands feel unclean, and during a day of touching railings and door handles and money and lap bars in the park, I know that I'm going to need it. If I pick up someone's trash, I'm not going to touch my face or my food or anything along those lines until after I've sanitized my hands. Plus, I wouldn't pick up something really disgusting, just things like discarded park maps or a water bottle that somebody neglected to recycle. Things like that don't really phase me. It would bother me more to just pass by it without doing anything.

[JerrodDRagon]

I have on the walk way from the Parking lot to the Parks....for some reason that little path near Downtown Disney always gets trashed

[jcruise86]

I do. And also in the streets in my neighborhood and in our local park when I'm walking our dog. Not all of it everyday, of course, but yeah.

When I went to one of the world's largest air shows in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, there were hundreds of thousands of people and not one speck of litter. It isn't done. I like that.

[ravencroft]

I do this two or three times per visit. The only reason I will not pick up something is when it is a really messy situation. For example if somebody spilled a large portion of food on the floor. Mop Time!

I bring hand sanitizing towelettes. I use them after picking up some stray napkins, paper products or littered park guides.

[Jayce]

Exactly. We're paying their salaries, I'm not doing the work. I'm there for fun and relaxation.

Low salaries and the people that leave their trash don't leave tips like they do(well maybe some of them don't) at a restaurant for cleaning up after their mess.

[CupcakeTerror]

The only time I have picked up a piece of trash in the park was when it was a water bottle and under my feet. Otherwise I am not one to want to pick up other people's dirty napkins, etc. I may sound like an elitist, but there are people working in Disneyland and DCA to ensure the cleanliness of it's grounds. And to them, I tip my hat- it's just not my cup of tea.

[calsig31]

Low salaries and the people that leave their trash don't leave tips like they do(well maybe some of them don't) at a restaurant for cleaning up after their mess.

Regardless of their salary, it is still their job.

[smartlabelprint]

On past visits to DL/DCA I just didn't think about it. Thanks for starting this discussion! This thread and the one about Pet Peeves has motivated me to be more conscious of others on my next trip.

[ravencroft]

It is just good policy to pick up trash and deposit trash into trash container. You may be preventing an accident that would have great consequences on a guest or on the Disney Corporation.

If you are walking along and see some litter and you are a few steps away from a trash container (Often the case) then why not ? When I see people do it I think to myself what a wonderful person that is and my faith in mankind is maintained.