Benefits of Walking

Re:Benefits of Walking by spodek on Saturday December 05, 2020 @09:07PM (#25320364)

I recommend picking up litter while you walk (or run, aka plogging). I recently passed my 1,300th day in a row picking up at least one piece of litter per day. Since the pandemic, more like 20 or 30 since there's so much more litter.

You'll be surprised at how much you learn about your world and community. The goal isn't to fix the world as only one person, but to raise awareness and humility. Lots more. I ended up on TV a couple times for it https://joshuaspodek.com/im-on-tv-again-for-plogging and approached by politicians.

I don't use gloves, but you can. In Manhattan I carry it to the next wastebasket I pass, but you could also bring a bag.

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Re:Benefits of Walking by FlashBlaze on Saturday December 05, 2020 @11:40PM (#25321082)

Before the pandemic, did the quantity of litter decrease over time? I mean not drastically but subtle enough to notice?

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Re:Benefits of Walking by spodek on Sunday December 06, 2020 @12:59PM (#25325209)

I've only seen it increase. If you haven't seen the movie The Story of Plastic, I recommend it. Eventbrite lists free screenings all the time, which is how I saw it: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/story-of-plastic and eventually hosted my own screening. Here's the video of the panel discussion following the screening, featuring some important panelists: https://joshuaspodek.com/the-story-of-plastic-panel-video, all surprised by how much more plastic we create than they expect.

To your point, it also documents that we're increasing virgin plastic production, to say nothing of all other sorts of litter and waste.

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Re:Benefits of Walking by KlimYadrintsev on Sunday December 06, 2020 @02:50AM (#25321906)

What a great idea! Thanks!

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Re:Benefits of Walking by spodek on Sunday December 06, 2020 @01:00PM (#25325220)

Any time. I'd love to hear your experience. I'm just back from my neighborhood's weekly cleanup.

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