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Here’s My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

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I’ve plogged in the past; I love plogging! What on Earth is plogging, you ask? Plogging is when you walk or run and pick up litter along the way. But right around the time quarantine took place, I wanted to make a difference with my newfound free time, but safely. Being a climate activist, I set out on a mission to pick up litter for a whole month!

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This all started with one daily walk

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

I decided to grab my gloves and a bag and pick up trash on my daily walk. Living in a small town, I did not expect to come back with an overflowing bag the first day.

Day 3, positive and hopeful

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

So, once I cleaned up the streets around my home, I headed out to popular spots in town

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

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There, I picked up about 250+ cigarettes at the local lake.

Then I decided to tackle the harder areas

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

Such as this county road that took nine large garbage bags and several regular bags to clean up over the course of several days. That was a rough one. But it was satisfying to see it cleaner. The hope is that people won’t litter in a clean spot whereas they would in a spot that already has litter.

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Throughout the month I got some help from friends!

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

I made a sign to wear on my back that gave some tough love

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

Litter is a serious issue

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

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Because it washes away into our water system, it harms our wildlife, and it can even put the health of our loved ones at risk. Whether you set out with a large bag or just pick up three pieces of litter, it all matters.

Last day, yay!

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

I recently started my eco page

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

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If you’d like to support it and join me on this sustainability journey!

Thank you to everyone who helps make the world a little cleaner

Here's My Experience From My Month-Long Spring Cleaning Challenge (11 Pics)

The best way to reduce litter is to create less waste. Adopting a sustainable lifestyle with habits like avoiding single-use plastics can create significant change! I hope this inspires others to have respect for our Earth.

My recap of the whole experience and the most interesting bits

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Angelica Pasquali

Hey there! I'm Angelica, a NJ-based photographer that produces media for the better. I focus on social and global issues such as mental health & environmental awareness.

Hey there! I'm Angelica, a NJ-based photographer that produces media for the better. I focus on social and global issues such as mental health & environmental awareness.

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This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

What do you think ?

TheReader19 4 years ago (edited)

This person lives in a beautiful area. It's so sad that people don't appreciate the nature around them. Just take your rubbish home with you people it's not that hard

8points

Claes Gustavsson 4 years ago

One thing I don't get is why more countries don't have proper recycling systems. For instance, when you buy a can of beer or a bottle of soda, you pay a recycling fee. You go home, finish your drink and the next time you visit your supermarket you put the bottles and cans in a recycling machine and get your money back. We've had it for decades. As a bonus – you never see bottles and cans in streets or in parks, people collect them.

6points

Angelica Pasquali (Post author) 4 years ago

As much as I agree recycling systems need a major upgrade, I want to remind everyone that recycling should be the last option and avoiding single use plastics is a great first step!!

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hobbitly 4 years ago

This is great and very inspiring! Thank you.

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Angelica Pasquali (Post author) 4 years ago

thank you! My pleasure!

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TheReader19 4 years ago (edited)

This person lives in a beautiful area. It's so sad that people don't appreciate the nature around them. Just take your rubbish home with you people it's not that hard

8points

Claes Gustavsson 4 years ago

One thing I don't get is why more countries don't have proper recycling systems. For instance, when you buy a can of beer or a bottle of soda, you pay a recycling fee. You go home, finish your drink and the next time you visit your supermarket you put the bottles and cans in a recycling machine and get your money back. We've had it for decades. As a bonus – you never see bottles and cans in streets or in parks, people collect them.

6points

Angelica Pasquali (Post author) 4 years ago

As much as I agree recycling systems need a major upgrade, I want to remind everyone that recycling should be the last option and avoiding single use plastics is a great first step!!

5points

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hobbitly 4 years ago

This is great and very inspiring! Thank you.

2points

Angelica Pasquali (Post author) 4 years ago

thank you! My pleasure!

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