Have you ever plogged? / myLot

Leicester, England

February 4, 2018 5:10am CST

This is apparently the latest craze to emerge from Sweden. We all know what jogging is, and we all know how important it is to rid our streets, beaches and other places of plastic bottles and other rubbish, so why not combine the two? The idea is that you go for a jog - preferably as a group of people - and take a container with you into which you can place any plastic waste that you come across. Not only will you help to clean the environment of unsightly and dangerous waste, but the action of squatting down to reach a plastic bottle and then getting up to resume your jog is good for your joints! I haven't done this myself - I much prefer to walk than jog - but plogging sounds like a great idea.

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@pitsipeahie (5015)

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4 Feb 18

My first time to hear the word plogged!

Sounds like a good idea. You've had some sort of exercise and at the same time done something to help the environment!

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

24 Feb 18

My first time hearing that word "plogg" too.

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Christine aka stine1

@stine1online (835)

• Germany

29 Oct 18

Not yet but I want to do it.

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Christine aka stine1

@stine1online (835)

• Germany

29 Oct 18

@indexer not really. It was a recomendation by Mylot because I started something around that topic.

John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

29 Oct 18

Wow! You must have been digging back into MyLot history to come across this post from early February!

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

4 Feb 18

Oh that's a good thing , it's not possible to start here in India where people are uneducated and may find plastic waste on every step.

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John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

4 Feb 18

Unfortunately the world is sinking under waste plastic, and the situation in the oceans is even worse. They say that most of the plastic in the oceans gets there by being carried down ten rivers, two of which are the Indus and the Ganges.

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

4 Feb 18

@indexer Ganges is known to be the holy river in India but people don't leave it and makes it so dirty . All material left after pooja ( worship) is thrown in it .

Nnaemeka

@mydanods (6513)

• Nigeria

4 Feb 18

This is a good idea. Killing two birds with a single stone. I wish people could buy the idea here where I live. You get to see so much plastic rubbish and nylon all over the place.

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paigea

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

4 Feb 18

I take a garbage bag when I go for a walk. So does my walking group. I take a bag when I go for a bike ride too. But then I only stop if I see a beverage bottle that I can return for a refund. I will pick up any garbage at the same time. I live in the country and there isn't much garbage so my road is easily kept clean.

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John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

4 Feb 18

That's good news. I might just follow your example!

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