Thanks for all the support at my 1000th post. Hoped for being it a big topic on Steemit but wouldn’t have dare to dream about the upvotes and the replies I got in the short time left.
First, I would need to correct myself, my research wasn’t perfect, World Cleanup Day was everywhere. I don’t know how I could have missed this website 🙈
The results from the Cleanup Day worldwide are still being updated. But as for now the project states that they had 13 million people who did volunteer for this. So, I think they have sent a message around the world. You can read their press-release here.
For the Netherlands thousands of people did join the action. All together we’ve cleaned 35000 registered pieces of litter. But When I look at myself I think this must be way more. Because I didn’t tag everything in the Litterati app on my phone. I needed to film things, and at a certain event happening while cleaning I was to be disappointed by mankind…
The results for the Netherlands
From all this litter, approx. 60% was plastic. Yes even in cigarette butts they use plastics. Far behind the plastics follows paper and metal.
What did I found during the day? Well I think the place I started to cleanup things was a popular place to eat your menu from McDonalds. Because a lot of the litter was something with the M on it. Another favorite thing to consume there was Red Bull (or a cheaper brand energy drink). So many tin cans unbelievable…
But the most embarrassing part was actually while I was cleaning things a group of cyclists passed by doing their training thing. And I know you need some sugar, fluids etc. for the energy level during training. But one of the guys from the group thought he was funny I think. He throw away his package from a gel he used, to keep up his energy level. He throw it away in my face, with the text ‘while you’re cleaning things here, I have something for you’. I was really standing there $%%@@# (can’t repeat the words I used sorry). Not getting pissed that quick, but boy he crawled under my skin that day. Dude I do hope your reading this and you feel ashamed.
A lot of people showed they do care about the world. The let’s do it world foundation shows a lot of videos from people all over the world cleaning things up in their area. I hope we can bring this to Steemit next year way bigger with a lot more attention. Good for Steemit and good for the world I think. 🌎
Can we think of a way to help the world next year? Or actually don’t wait and bring your litter back home.
Hang loose! 🤙
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