Cache In Trash Out
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Cache In Trash Out is an ongoing environmental initiative created by Groundspeak Inc.
related to Geocaching
which encourages Geocachers
to clean up areas parks and other areas. This is done in two ways: specific events, traditionally around the time of Earth Day
each year, in which groups go around picking up litter and maintaining the landscape and collecting litter whilst finding geocaches.
Groundspeak
Groundspeak, Inc. was founded to manage Geocaching.com, the largest geocaching listing website in the world. It has over 40 employees. Jeremy Irish is the President and CEO.- Geocaching :...
related to Geocaching
Geocaching
Geocaching is an outdoor sporting activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world....
which encourages Geocachers
Geocaching
Geocaching is an outdoor sporting activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world....
to clean up areas parks and other areas. This is done in two ways: specific events, traditionally around the time of Earth Day
Earth Day
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the...
each year, in which groups go around picking up litter and maintaining the landscape and collecting litter whilst finding geocaches.
Event
In a CITO event, Geocachers work together to clean up a certain area. During the event, participants are also encouraged to wear same-color shirts or vests or brightly colored clothing, for both their safety, and as advertising.Sponsors
Every year, Cache In Trash Out is sponsored by an organization:- 2010: Magellan NavigationMagellan NavigationMagellan Navigation, Inc. is a producer of consumer and professional grade global positioning system receivers. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with European sales and engineering centers in Nantes, France and Moscow, Russia, Magellan also produces aftermarket automotive GPS units,...
and Sport ChaletSport ChaletSport Chalet operates 52 owned stores in Southern & Northern California, Arizona, Nevada, and most recently in Utah . Most stores are over in size, with many including dive pools and offering SCUBA classes...