#21 Not Your Typical Post But We Were Detrashing The Shores Of A Local Lake And Found These Freshly-Hatched Babies Wandering Towards The Road. Put All 9 We Found Near The Water And They All Jumped In On Their Own!
Each of us can play our part in saving the planet. But it involves not having a "not my problem" mentality. That means, even if you didn't litter, you don't need to sit back and do nothing. Avoiding single-use plastics, like straws, is just one way to reduce the amount of litter out there.
"The best way to avoid plastic ending up in our environment is to avoid having plastic waste altogether. Get your own set of cutlery, a mealbox, water bottle and coffee cup that you can take with you, wash and reuse every time," suggests the EcoTree site. "And don’t forget to use a reusable shopping bag and cotton bags for vegetables and fruits when you go to the grocery store. It’s simple, small habits like this that make a big impact over time!"
#22 Today I Collected 8 Bags Of Garbage From Nature ... We Try To Justify Our Ignorance In Front Of Ourselves And We Will Say "It's Not Mine", But We Are No Longer Entitled To That Nowadays. Nature Is Our Collective Responsibility, And This Sense Of Responsibility Motivates Me To Clean Up The Forest
#24 My Students Did Such An Amazing Job Cleaning Plumb Beach In Brooklyn. I’m So Proud Of Them
Another thing you can do today is to go outside and pick up the stuff others chucked on the ground. While it may sound gross, this includes cigarette butts, which as we noted before, are the most common pieces of litter.
"Don’t be afraid to tell your friends they shouldn’t throw their cigarette butts (or other litter) on the street or in the sewer," advises the EcoTree team. "Spreading awareness is always the first step. It might feel uncomfortable to speak up, but nature doesn’t have a voice unless you do."
#25 By Far My Most Ambitious Cleanup. Towed This Beast Almost Half A Mile Behind My Board To Get It Out Of The River
#27 Last Year My Son And I Started Fun Little Contests We Call Trash Fishing. Today Was Our Biggest Yet! Over 430 Lbs. Of Trash Removed From Our Waterways!
#28 For The Last 2 Years My Office Has Only Been Using Styrofoam Coffee Cups, Aside From Those Who Bring Their Own Mugs. I Finally Had Enough Of It And Bought Some Mugs, Spoons, Etc. I Know This Isn’t The Typical Content, But It’s Preventative Detrashing So I Figured It May Apply
#29 One Of Several Handfuls Of Gender Reveal Confetti At Our New Local Playground. Please Think Of Our Wildlife
#30 Divers Remove 8,000+ Lbs Of Trash In Lake Tahoe And Donner Lake. Hundreds Of Beer Cans, Stacks Of Tires, Gallons Of Fishing Line, Piles Of Plastics, Mounds Of Glass And This Is Only The Beginning. Our Clean Up The Lake Team Has Been Working All Summer On These Cleanup Projects!
#31 The Real Trash Are The People That Threw This Trash Out Of Their Car Windows
#32 Four Giant Piles Of Trash Later, I Smell Like Beer And Gunpowder But We Have A Clean Park!
#33 My Boyfriend Wrote A Paper On How Superworms And Mealworms Can Digest Styrofoam Into Biodegradable Waste At A Fast Rate. We Expanded It Into A Project At School This Year. This Is A Farm That I Started A Week Ago. It's Simple And Low Maintenance
#34 My Sister And I Cleaned Up Every Park In Our Little Country Town. From 8am - 1 Pm. Help Save Our Earth, She’s The Most Beautiful Thing About Living Here And Helping Others Is Just So Worth It In The Long Haul. My Sister Is The Best Person To Clean With. She’s Just As Beautiful As This Earth
#35 4ocean Does A Lot For The Environment And Has Some Really Cool Bracelets, Check Them Out!
#36 The Ocean Cleanup Project's Biggest Detrasher Of The Ocean Is Now Finally Catching Plastic, From One-Ton Ghost Nets To Tiny Microplastics!
