LITTER CRITTERS

Litter Critters are good for the environment because they help keep public spaces stay clean by encouraging kids and adults to dispose of their trash properly. Often used as fun, eye-catching bins shaped like animals or characters, litter critters make throwing away garbage more engaging, especially for children. This helps reduce littering in parks, streets, and beaches, which protects wildlife from harmful waste and keeps natural areas beautiful and safe. By promoting good habits in a friendly way, litter critters play an important role in keeping the environment clean and healthy.

Recycling bottles and cans is good for the environment because it reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and helps conserve natural resources. By reusing materials like aluminum and plastic, we use less energy compared to producing new items from raw materials, which also cuts down on pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling helps protect ecosystems by reducing the need for mining and drilling, and it supports a circular economy where products are reused rather than discarded. Additionally, recycling programs can create jobs and encourage more sustainable habits in communities.

The Big Bee

The Big Bee, a 4 foot by 7-foot wire critter can be found in Downtown Riverhead at the intersection of Main St and Griffing Ave, near the downtown playground and the River & Roots garden.

Bees are more than just buzzing insects — they play a huge role in nature and in the food we eat. Bees help with pollination, which means they move pollen from one flower to another. This helps plants grow fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

Without bees, we wouldn’t have many of the foods we love, like: Apples 🍎Berries 🍓Almonds 🌰Cucumbers 🥒Even chocolate and coffee! 🍫☕!!

About 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat depends on pollinators like bees.

How Can You Help Bees? Plant bee-friendly flowers like lavender, sunflowers, or wildflowers. Avoid using harmful bug sprays. Support local beekeepers, and learn and share why bees matter.