Hack for Cleaning the Dirt?

[StevieAnn Nance]

Does anyone have a great trick for cleaning the dirt around a home after a rehab?  You know, those little chips of old paint, screws, small pieces of wood, plastic - whatnots.  We're on our second rehab in a desert (ground is dirt & sand not grass) and there's got to be a more time efficient way to "clean up the dirt" then me crawling around on my hands and knees sifting through sand for 2 weeks.

Please tell me all your hacks for 'cleaning up the dirt'!