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[*] posted on 3-19-2013 at 01:14 PM


It's a little impractical to expect contestants to pick up their trash. But it's not impractical to expect the organizers to take care of this.

I'd suggest taking some pics and sending it to a large media outlet, with details. This is just about the largest triathlon organization in the world, isnt it? It's the only one I have ever heard of, though that's not saying much. They wont want the bad pub, especially if they are deleting negative posts on their Faceplant page.

Eco-reporters for the big media outlets are always looking for a juicy story. OK., maybe it's not Greenpeace juicy, but there are slow days in news reporting.




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[*] posted on 3-19-2013 at 01:18 PM


What's practical about the Ironman?

Just kidding...I agree the negative publicity might be an incentive to be a more responsible entity.

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[*] posted on 3-19-2013 at 01:23 PM


dont organizers need a permit? organizers should be required to post deposit or bond, not to be released until restoration/cleanup is verified/accepted by city.
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[*] posted on 3-19-2013 at 02:45 PM


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dont organizers need a permit? organizers should be required to post deposit or bond, not to be released until restoration/cleanup is verified/accepted by city.


AND a receipt from the landfill is in the hands of the organizer from the persons they hired to do the cleanup.

It's common over here to see construction scrap just dumped in the desert because the workers responsible are lazy or just dont want to pay for the dump fee and the fuel to get there. That needs to be negotiated up front, as part of their fee.

So, we insist on receipts from our workers or they dont get paid.

It is the SINGLE biggest cause of trash, IMO, in San Carlos. We actually have trash service in SC, so household trash is not the problem. It's ugly, non-biodegradable construction crapola.




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