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My Litter-ful Walk


--by rkanani, posted Aug 10, 2014
Whenever I walk to the school I teach at I see tons of garbage littering the side-walk and street. In my head, I always think, "One day, I'm going to bring a bag with me and just pick up all the garbage as I walk to school." 

Well, today was the day I finally decided to do it! 

I was heading out with the bag and gloves, and I asked my wife if she wanted to join me. She said yes and we were off!

Surprisingly, it took us about twenty minutes just to pick up the litter on our street and around the block! And then I had to head to school. 

Maybe I can do this every day and, little-by-little, bag-by-bag, my whole route can get cleaned up!
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seesee wrote: I did this at a beach nor far from my house. It's called " glass beach". I want to do more and really clean it up, that way i can get excercise at the same time and leave a clean beach for others to enjoy.
sandyremillard wrote: Great idea! You remind me of a saint that said: "when i clean the floor/the toilet/table, etc. , i cleanse my soul of impurities". He was a humble man. As time went by, people from all over went to visit the wise man to request his advice. Namaste, sandy
Dayle Harmon wrote: For years i have brought bags on my walks and picked up as much trash as i can carry. This summer i noticed hardly any trash on the road in my neighborhood. I don't know if people are littering less or if my fellow walkers have followed my lead.
kperrine wrote: thank you for adding some beauty to our world
jomartin87112 wrote: indeed you can - as in so many things, baby steps
debbe530 wrote: Such a good contribution to the community and setting an example for others. I did this a the Oregon Coast recently after a plastic bag blew into my legs...

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