Another small effort

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It has been a month now since my last cleanup and it was time now to check the places I cleaned last time and other locations. So hopped on my bike and drove around for a bit more than two hours. But I forgot pen & paper for the proof - but weather was good and sunny in the morning.

Soccer Field

First, I went to the local soccer field near my home. Some teens are regularly in bushes behind that soccer field and leave a lot of trash behind. For the first time, trash was now on the soccer field and apparently they had a BBQ at the soccer field. I found broken shopping cart, a pile of burned coals and wrappers of meat for a grill. My city as an app and with app you can notify the city about broken streets and other things, and wild trash dumps. I created an issue for the shopping cart, because I don't have ways to clean up a broken shopping cart, I just picked up the wrappers and other trash laying around.

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In bushes behind the soccer field it was worse but with a little bit of loot. I found many zippy bags and potato chip bags. And they left 3 bottles which are redeemable (0.75 €).

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City Park

The next stop was the city park. Usually there is not much trash laying around, and today wasn't a real exception. There was some vodka bottles and plastic cups. But today there was a lot of redeemable bottles and cans. I've counted how much bottles and cans it had been, but as I redeemed them I got 3.09 €.

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Loot

Area around the Burger King and KFC near the Autobahn

My next stop was the area around the Burger Kind and KFC near the Autobahn exit where I live. As I was driving home yesterday, I saw how trashed the side street was. I bet that is not just a thing in Germany. I was only able to clean up one part of street, because I had only packed 3 bags for the trash and they were full pretty fast. And I was lucky deep in the bushes there I found more redeemable cans - another 0.67 €.

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If you like a cleaner planet, feel free to vote. Have nice weekend - and cleaner planet, too.



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Wow very cool, I like your before and after pictures! Keep it up! Feel free to post your post under my weekly challenge and have a chance to win HSBI shares.

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What a lovely effort. To take time out for this life-saving (our planet) work, no matter how small, is a testament to your character and belief in what all citizens should be engaged in do to help.

I just don't understand littering and illegal dumping. There are too many trash receptacles in place to utilize. To me, it comes down to laziness. No other excuse.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for sharing! encouraging people to be aware of this…

The photo I’m sharing is from a magical place in the North of Spain called “Covadonga Lakes” where people arrive by public transport or car and it is at an altitude of 1,134 m above sea level. In a distance of 100m I picked more than 20 cigarette butts.
I was really ashamed of society.

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People can be such slobs, it is crazy.

Great job in cleaning up these areas.
!CTP

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Thank you for doing all these. I wonder why some people don't know how to use a trash can.

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Wow. Thank you for this act of saving the planet tru by removing trash around the area. I hope many people will follow this kind of act.

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You are doing something great. You arr really a good example for other citizens. Keep the good work rolling. One love

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