After realising that there are many discarded cans in my area, I had a brainstorm to combine it with some jogging.
I carried a plastic bag with me and began my standard 5km run.
I don't particularly like jogging but find it is beneficial, especially, as I don't have to wear a mask whilst jogging.
By the end of the jog, my plastic bag was overfull with cans.
Carrying the bag whilst jogging required some skill as the bag got plenty full. I had originally expected to maybe grab up to 4 cans. I think it ended up being around 15-20.
The next day, I ran a different path, leading to an almost full bag of cans.
At one point, I was stopping every 20 metres to squash and pick up some cans.
It makes the jogging more purposeful & keeps me focused on scanning the ground.
It is sort of like Pokemon Go! You explore your surroundings for wild creatures of the aluminium kind. People are happy to chase an imaginary creature around on their phone.
Why not clean up their area while collecting something real?
What a great idea - I ran with cat food and water yesterday hoping to bump into a feline friend I encountered the other day but a rubbish bag is a great idea - thanks for the inspiration!
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STOPHey! that's a good task to do while running, well done!
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That's some good work. If you had a recycling centre to trade then for a few cents it would be even better. Get paid to get fit and clean. 💪
Either way it's a good thing to do.
Hello @jagged
Good idea
It's a way to exercise, while cleaning up the neighborhood a bit, and it allows you to have a few extra pennies over time. Not bad.
Hello friend, this activity is very interesting and contributes to the environment, I congratulate you on this great initiative 🤝
I need gloves in my area, I'm never sure about some of the liquid left in some of these drink containers and there's always slimy Macca's wrappings -_- I'll pick up some things sometimes if they look dry enough to handle because I don't carry gloves around. Would definitely give a nice motivation to your runs if you needed more motivation XD
I think my area is less dense and people just discard their containers out of laziness.
It would be problematic if the cans were used for storage, urine etc ...