#plogging

Plogging -  Annette Björk Swensson , 2023.

Swedish , b. 1956   -  

I was depressed at the time, but I went on walks sometimes, so I figured I might as well make the environment where I was stretching my legs a little prettier.

I don't know what stopped me. How convoluted the process was, maybe. You had to use an app, which followed where you went litter picking, and then leave the bag somewhere and report it so municipal workers could come and pick it up.

But today I finally did it. I notified my start on the app (and only remembered to switch on my mobile data about half an hour later, but it had thankfully kept track of my route anyway). It took me more than an hour and a full Buffering the Vampire Slayer episode to make it down my street and back, which is less than a kilometre in total.

I had always thought I would do it by the river, where I like to go for a walk, but it makes more sense to do my own street at first. I managed to fill half a bin bag. Empty drink cans, plastic bags, so many Capri-Sun juice pouches, I think part of the plastic protection for a bicycle chain? An enormous amount of cigarette ends, of course. Some pieces of paper.

I hadn't really thought I'd fill enough of a bag with just my street, but I ended up leaving it at the end of my street, made a picture of where, and reported it.

some photos i took :) also got some sugarcane juice today that was bomb. but yeah ever since the school year ended i’ve been spending a lot more time just chilling so it’s been nice!!

oh here’s the full picture of the lotuses below!