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I recommend picking up litter while you walk (or run, aka plogging). I recently passed my 1,300th day in a row picking up at least one piece of litter per day.
by spodek 6y ago
I recommend picking up litter while you walk (or run, aka plogging). I recently passed my 1,300th day in a row picking up at least one piece of litter per day. Since the pandemic, more like 20 or 30 since there's so much more litter.
You'll be surprised at how much you learn about your world and community. The goal isn't to fix the world as only one person, but to raise awareness and humility. Lots more. I ended up on TV a couple times for it https://joshuaspodek.com/im-on-tv-again-for-plogging https://joshuaspodek.com/im-on-tv-again-for-plogging and approached by politicians.
I don't use gloves, but you can. In Manhattan I carry it to the next wastebasket I pass, but you could also bring a bag.
- FlashBlaze 6y agoBefore the pandemic, did the quantity of litter decrease over time? I mean not drastically but subtle enough to notice?
- spodek 6y agoI've only seen it increase. If you haven't seen the movie The Story of Plastic, I recommend it. Eventbrite lists free screenings all the time, which is how I saw it: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/story-of-plastic https://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/story-of-plastic and eventually hosted my own screening. Here's the video of the panel discussion following the screening, featuring some important panelists: https://joshuaspodek.com/the-story-of-plastic-panel-video https://joshuaspodek.com/the-story-of-plastic-panel-video, all surprised by how much more plastic we create than they expect. To your point, it also documents that we're increasing virgin plastic production, to say nothing of all other sorts of litter and waste.
- KlimYadrintsev 6y agoWhat a great idea! Thanks!
- spodek 6y agoAny time. I'd love to hear your experience. I'm just back from my neighborhood's weekly cleanup.