We fund people to clean up public beaches and make them more beautiful for everyone's enjoyment.
Payment Structure
- Each approved cleaner gets at least ~$50 USDC per month.
- Extra rewards are given for great performance
- Payments are sent automatically every second as long as you meet requirements
How to Apply
- Write an application with:
- Your name, contact information, and social handle(s)
- The exact location of the beaches you'll clean (Google maps links)
- 1 video and 2-3 photos showing the current state of the beaches
- How you'll dispose of the trash you collect
- Proof you have permission to clean the beaches (if needed)
- Pay an application fee (this will be returned if you meet the application requirements)
Ongoing Requirements
- Clean your beaches at least once per month
- Share clear before/after photos of each cleaning session
- Include GPS location data with your photos
- Share photos of how much garbage you collect
- Share short video(s) of the cleaning process
Embody Nounish Values
- Act Ethically: Be honest in your reporting and respectful to others.
- Protect the Environment: Use eco-friendly methods and minimize impact on natural habitats.
- Respect Wildlife: Avoid disturbing animals and their nesting areas.
- Dispose Trash Properly: Sort waste and use authorized disposal facilities.
- Stay Safe: Wear protective gear if necessary and follow safety guidelines.
- Comply with Laws: Obtain necessary permissions and adhere to local regulations.
- Document Accurately: Provide clear photos, videos, and GPS data of your work.
- No Trash Adding: Do not introduce waste to inflate your collection amounts.
- Community Respect: Be considerate of beachgoers and local residents.
- Prevent Pollution: Aim to stop trash from accumulating, not just clean it up.
How to Post Updates
At least every month, on Farcaster in the /nouns or /flows channel, submit:
- Video(s) from each cleaning session
- Pictures of total amount of trash collected
- Hours spent cleaning
How Your Work Gets Verified
Your work will be checked through:
- GPS data in your photos
- Random spot checks by other cleaners
- Community feedback
- Weekly review of your reports
- Tracking of your cleaning consistency
How to Keep Your Funding
To stay in the program:
- Complete all required cleaning sessions
- Submit all required reports on time
- Maintain photo and video evidence of your work
- Respond to questions about your work within a week
- Follow all safety and environmental guidelines
What Gets You Removed
You can lose your funding if you:
- Miss more than 6 weeks of cleaning without explanation
- Submit false reports
- Don't respond to questions about your work
- Don't post updates
- Receive verified complaints about your work that indicate you are doing more harm than good
- Dumping garbage collected in another place
- Break any local laws or regulations
When a Beach Gets Clean
- Keep getting paid the same amount
- Switch to prevention work (monitoring & education)
- Option to expand to nearby beaches
Prevention Work
- Check beach regularly
- Talk to beachgoers
- Work with local businesses
- Put up signs
- Maintain trash bins
Gaming Rules
- No adding trash (instant ban + lose bond)
- Unusual patterns = investigation
- Community helps watch
- Regular spot checks The main point: You keep your funding by preventing trash, not just cleaning it up.
For curators
- Do not accept any new applications if doing so will put the baseline minimum salary of recipients below $50 a month.
- Note: It is fine if the baseline salary falls below $50 as a result of new budgets / Nouns voting, but in that case, no new applications should be accepted.
- If there are beach cleaners on the list that are underperforming or barely meeting par, and there are awaiting applicants who are hungry and have shown prior success, that may be a valid reason for removing the underperforming grantees.
Remember: We're looking for reliable people who care about keeping beaches clean. If you can consistently do the work and document it properly, this program offers steady funding to support your efforts.