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here’s a new must-have accessory every avid runner needs. It’s not the latest wearable tech. It’s not a pair of amazingly supportive running shoes. No, it’s the humble refuse bag. You could choose any colour you like, but as this is an idea that originated in Sweden, you might want to opt for super-stylish black – it never goes out of fashion.
This is part of a new wave of fitness-meets-conservation activity that gives you the opportunity to serve the greater good while looking after yourself. As the environmental crisis becomes ever more urgent, here's a look at the ways in which people around the world are combining exercise and environmentalism.
1. Plogging
You don’t need to be a proficient runner to take up plogging, which gets its name from picking up litter and jogging. This idea originated in Sweden and is simple to both understand and take part in. All you need to do is go out for a gentle run and pick up any trash or litter you find discarded as you go along. There are plogging groups all over the world now, from Link Removed to Manchester, where one group has decided it would rather Link Removed and pick up litter on the way.
2. #trashtag
If, like the group in Manchester, you prefer to take life at a slower pace, but you still want to help clean up the neighbourhood, the #trashtag challenge was created with you in mind. It’s a variation on the beach clean-ups that coastal communities have been organizing for several years. Groups of people come together to tackle litter and trash at specific sites. They then share their results – huge piles of bulging refuse sacks – on social media and encourage others to join in.
3. Strawkling
If you want to dive head first into an exercise regime that helps the planet, this is the activity for you. In much the same way the word plogging comes from pickup and jogging, strawkling comes from snorkelling and straws.
It’s the brainchild of a group of Australian swimmers, divers and surfers. Its aim is to get people out into the water collecting plastic waste – such as, but not exclusively, drinking straws. Plastic has been a genuinely life-changing invention, helping keep food fresh in the supply chain and medicines safe and hygienic in transit. But its improper disposal has led to catastrophic amounts of the stuff making its way into the world’s oceans – only Link Removed
This is part of a new wave of fitness-meets-conservation activity that gives you the opportunity to serve the greater good while looking after yourself. As the environmental crisis becomes ever more urgent, here's a look at the ways in which people around the world are combining exercise and environmentalism.
1. Plogging
You don’t need to be a proficient runner to take up plogging, which gets its name from picking up litter and jogging. This idea originated in Sweden and is simple to both understand and take part in. All you need to do is go out for a gentle run and pick up any trash or litter you find discarded as you go along. There are plogging groups all over the world now, from Link Removed to Manchester, where one group has decided it would rather Link Removed and pick up litter on the way.
2. #trashtag
If, like the group in Manchester, you prefer to take life at a slower pace, but you still want to help clean up the neighbourhood, the #trashtag challenge was created with you in mind. It’s a variation on the beach clean-ups that coastal communities have been organizing for several years. Groups of people come together to tackle litter and trash at specific sites. They then share their results – huge piles of bulging refuse sacks – on social media and encourage others to join in.
3. Strawkling
If you want to dive head first into an exercise regime that helps the planet, this is the activity for you. In much the same way the word plogging comes from pickup and jogging, strawkling comes from snorkelling and straws.
It’s the brainchild of a group of Australian swimmers, divers and surfers. Its aim is to get people out into the water collecting plastic waste – such as, but not exclusively, drinking straws. Plastic has been a genuinely life-changing invention, helping keep food fresh in the supply chain and medicines safe and hygienic in transit. But its improper disposal has led to catastrophic amounts of the stuff making its way into the world’s oceans – only Link Removed
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