Economy
Occupy Wall Street's Sanitation Committee Saves the Day
Oulimta Ba |
Even before Thursday’s massive cleaning session, the park was relatively clean.
The sanitation committee has no set staff, and has an average of 15 members at any given time. There is no fixed cleaning schedule volunteers simply take the initiative and take care of whatever needs to be done—from sweeping between the makeshift tents, to picking up litter and placing bottles in the recycling bin.
Even before Thursday’s massive cleaning session, the park was relatively clean.
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