How to Clean Up After a Tailgate Party

Leave the area cleaner than it was when you got there. For quick cleanup, use as many disposable items as you can.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Plastic Trash Bags

1. Ask all your guests to take 10 minutes to help clean.

2. Repack all the dishes. Use one plastic container for the dirty dishes and another for the clean ones.

3. If you used a grill, dispose of the charcoal and ashes. Pack the grill in a box or garbage bag, then clean it thoroughly at home later.

4. Pack perishables in the cooler or throw them away.

5. Toss all garbage in a large trash bag or in trash receptacles.

6. Place aluminum cans and recyclable plastics in a trash bag to be recycled later.

7. Return the keg to the store where you purchased it and get your deposit back.

8. Remove all banners, streamers and pennants from your vehicle before leaving the stadium.

9. Inspect the area around your car to make sure that you're not inadvertently littering.

Tips & Warnings

• Food left out for 2 hours or more should be tossed; if temperatures exceed 90 degrees, throw the food out after 1 hour.

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on 11/22/2005 We buy an entire roll of thin protective plastic and use it as a tablecloth. If you use only disposable items (such as paper plates), you can simply leave everything on the table and roll it up in the plastic tablecloth! It is much cheaper to buy a long roll of plastic than it is to buy several tablecloths.

on 11/22/2005 Store extra food and drinks in ice if possible and plan to tailgate afterwards as well, until the traffic clears. Grant it, this is much more fun to do if you have just won!