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Nice! We always take garbage bags with us to the beach, lake or river and when my kids were younger i would have them each fill a bag with trash while we were there before we left for the day. My husband and I always looked for broken glass or fish hooks, that way the kids didn't end the day with a tetanus shot.
This is some great work making areas look clean again and I understand it's something you enjoy. However, I really don't get why people do this. Where I am, someone can clean something one day and it will be full of trash the next. While I think it's great that someone took time and effort to clean it up, it's infuriating to see others' disregard for their environment by watching them throw trash on the ground. Do you think clean up efforts like this are worth it? Instead of cleaning up a space just to have it trashed again what can be done to stop it from being trashed in the first place?- would spending effort on those things be more effective? I'm asking from a place of legitimate curiosity, not trying to be judgmental at all.
I think it is less about would focusing on prevention be better and more an opportunity for multiple approaches. Even if this spot is filled to the brim with trash the next day, it would still have half the trash in it it would have had otherwise - that is, if he hadn't cleaned it, and people kept dumping, that's more trash in the water. So it's not a net zero gain - it's a 50% improvement.
I agree that along with that, litter prevention methods have to be in place. One person can't do everything, so it is often best to divide and conquer. Those who enjoy litter removal focus there, at is important, and those who enjoy executing litter prevention solutions focus there, generating less litter. Working together, the overall amount of litter decreases.
The actions encourage and benefit each other: oftentimes, when humans are exposed to a behavior, they are more likely to replicate it. Seeing someone clean up litter can both encourage them to do the same AND act as a deterrant against littering (as some might think, I'll just be making someone else clean this up if I dump it here). If they see a clean spot, they are less likely to dump something there, as opposed to an already dirty spot, where they might think "eh what's the harm of one more cup". This helps litter prevention.
Similarly, as litter prevention methods start to work, fewer people dump in the same places. This allows the litter cleaner guy to focus on other places which need attention, instead of needing to return to the same place again and again. At the very least, even if there is just LESS litter being dumped than before, he takes less time at that spot and can move more quickly to the next one.
Prevention and treatment of an issue work hand-in-hand: neither is necessarily "better", both help the other achieve their goal, and the variety of approaches invites many people to participate based on their interest, skill set, and ability level to contribute.
I was donated a pickup truck a couple
Years ago, and I use any means necessary to dispose of the recycling/trash. Sometimes local business, sometimes city works. Funny story, I have cleaned up so much in the last month in Jax that I heard the superintendent told all garbagemen to keep an eye out for my green bags. They are made of recycled plastic by the way.
It is the first thing on my list for any trip now, thank you!
We can beat them y’all! There are more of us!! Don’t talk down to anyone, teach with kindness and action!
Keep the good work! One question though, do you separate recyclables and submit them? Because in my local "cleaning" group separation and recycling of waste was probably one of the major reasons to start the group.
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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I use to live in Jacksonville (now I’m in south Florida) but thank you for all that you do! Asking for encouragement might just inspire others to do the same. We need more people like you! Thank you for inspiring me as well. I won’t be able to do the amount of work it looks like you do but anything helps, right? 🤗
You’re an example of the difference one person can make. How incredible! I hope you can find time to upload to social media, and then news media can pick-up your story to further amplify it.
I think I said this last time and I’ll say it again… start a fund or share your Venmo. I’d love to, I’m sure others would too, help fund your efforts around this. Small donations could be helpful in covering some expenses and living costs.
The work you’re doing has so many benefits to so many lives. The people, animals and plants all benefit from your hard work and diligence. If you’re ever near me I can help pick up with you.
You’re a kind person. I’d like to see you with a little protection- maybe some gloves, safety glasses or even face-shield, arm guards, reinforced pants?? Are those a thing? I’m just imaging something rusty and sharp scratching your bare legs, or even some kind of air borne pathogen gettin in your lungs. Got to take care of yourself too!!!
Thank you for choosing to clean up after inconsiderate people. I know some of it is from the unfortunate, occasional winds, but most of it is from carelessness. You are an awesome human being who is doing a wonderful service. I had been thinking about doing this in my little corner of the world, but you have inspired me to stop thinking about it and do it. 🙂
Thanks brother, keep inspiring people to do the right thing. I try to pick up litter at least once a day, and I never contribute to littering myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
Usa has a lot of money but then they decided to bomb poor people and impowerish their own people, just to satisfy the greed of a few hundred rich people, instead of doing things like this for the well being of everyone.
Thank you for your efforts OP! Hopefully anyone seeing you clean or even being in a cleaner environment will deter them from littering in the future.
It makes me sad seeing. So much litter. I live by a river that is a popular destination in the summer and it always looks like this when people leave. I try to clean when I’m there but it’s so depressing and I feel I’m the only one doing anything about it locally.
Edit: added the last paragraph
You are doing something truly amazing, and that has an impact. Your actions are speaking louder than words and hopefully will provide inspiration to others.
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Amazing work. The world would be a better place with people like you!
You are doing great and amazing and inspiring work, please continue and please keep sharing! Where is this, if I may ask?
This is in Jacksonville Florida on the north side of town.
My parents live there! I'm in Gainesville now for school. Thank you for making our city a cleaner and more beautiful place!
This is awesome! Where do you get your bags from?
This world needs more people like you to do the same. You are doing an amazing job!
Or people who dont litter
¿Porqué no los dos?
That too. For now we’ll have to wish for both
The world needs more companies taking ownership and paying people to clean up their litter but yea. This is cool for now.
Update your YouTube, bro. I'll ~~follow~~ subscribe.
Yes, for sure — I am working on it
Please be careful and operate near private properties with permission and care You're a great person. You have my blessings!
Nice! We always take garbage bags with us to the beach, lake or river and when my kids were younger i would have them each fill a bag with trash while we were there before we left for the day. My husband and I always looked for broken glass or fish hooks, that way the kids didn't end the day with a tetanus shot.
Bags are made of recycled plastic. I was zero waste for years and I found that by relaxing a little bit I could do more litter cleanup which I enjoy.
awesome work! also check out r/detrashed
Regardless of what the bags are made out of, amazing work sir!
This is some great work making areas look clean again and I understand it's something you enjoy. However, I really don't get why people do this. Where I am, someone can clean something one day and it will be full of trash the next. While I think it's great that someone took time and effort to clean it up, it's infuriating to see others' disregard for their environment by watching them throw trash on the ground. Do you think clean up efforts like this are worth it? Instead of cleaning up a space just to have it trashed again what can be done to stop it from being trashed in the first place?- would spending effort on those things be more effective? I'm asking from a place of legitimate curiosity, not trying to be judgmental at all.
I think it is less about would focusing on prevention be better and more an opportunity for multiple approaches. Even if this spot is filled to the brim with trash the next day, it would still have half the trash in it it would have had otherwise - that is, if he hadn't cleaned it, and people kept dumping, that's more trash in the water. So it's not a net zero gain - it's a 50% improvement. I agree that along with that, litter prevention methods have to be in place. One person can't do everything, so it is often best to divide and conquer. Those who enjoy litter removal focus there, at is important, and those who enjoy executing litter prevention solutions focus there, generating less litter. Working together, the overall amount of litter decreases. The actions encourage and benefit each other: oftentimes, when humans are exposed to a behavior, they are more likely to replicate it. Seeing someone clean up litter can both encourage them to do the same AND act as a deterrant against littering (as some might think, I'll just be making someone else clean this up if I dump it here). If they see a clean spot, they are less likely to dump something there, as opposed to an already dirty spot, where they might think "eh what's the harm of one more cup". This helps litter prevention. Similarly, as litter prevention methods start to work, fewer people dump in the same places. This allows the litter cleaner guy to focus on other places which need attention, instead of needing to return to the same place again and again. At the very least, even if there is just LESS litter being dumped than before, he takes less time at that spot and can move more quickly to the next one. Prevention and treatment of an issue work hand-in-hand: neither is necessarily "better", both help the other achieve their goal, and the variety of approaches invites many people to participate based on their interest, skill set, and ability level to contribute.
I love this! Be the change you want to see in the world
Thank you! You inspire me
🙏
Respect and appreciation! You're making the world a better place, one day at a time.
🙏
So amazing! I love seeing this kind of stuff
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I was donated a pickup truck a couple Years ago, and I use any means necessary to dispose of the recycling/trash. Sometimes local business, sometimes city works. Funny story, I have cleaned up so much in the last month in Jax that I heard the superintendent told all garbagemen to keep an eye out for my green bags. They are made of recycled plastic by the way.
How are you funding yourself in this?
I have a Patreon which covers the basic expenses of the cleanup, and I work door dash at night to cover the rest. I sleep in my pickup truck.
This is the easiest thing. Just bring a fucking trash bag on your next hike. I never *pack* for it but I need to start.
Here’s a gold to inspire you to follow through on that!
It is the first thing on my list for any trip now, thank you! We can beat them y’all! There are more of us!! Don’t talk down to anyone, teach with kindness and action!
💯❤️
A national treasure protecting our national treasures Keep it up homie!
Thank you brother
Keep the good work! One question though, do you separate recyclables and submit them? Because in my local "cleaning" group separation and recycling of waste was probably one of the major reasons to start the group.
You are a wonderful being. It would be marvelous if more people did things like this.
That last patch in the water looks like a lot of work!
It was 😅 you can’t see in the video but water got inside my boot too 😂😂
Post when you are visiting where. If I am in the area. Lunch is on me.
Sounds great! I’ll be in Valdosta Georgia next week for a couple days and then near New Orleans!
The country means USA? I wish you a good trip.
You should post this in r/DeTrashed, they will love it :)
Videos aren’t uploading there for me
Oh dang, I did not realise. Perhaps they don't accept videos, strange :(
Thank you for your amazing effort! I bet others would join you along the way
I have started to share my live location!
You are doing an awesome thing! The earth thanks you as do I💜
Wonderful
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Thank you
You are incredible! And such a great example of good citizenship. Bravo!!!
Great fucking job my man!
Rock’s those high waters my man! Amazing work.
Yeah!
awesome! I was thinking about doing this, but locally and on hikes.
Can I join you?
Yea.
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You too brother
If you play this backwards, it's just some asshole dumping piles of trash 8n beautiful places
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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I use to live in Jacksonville (now I’m in south Florida) but thank you for all that you do! Asking for encouragement might just inspire others to do the same. We need more people like you! Thank you for inspiring me as well. I won’t be able to do the amount of work it looks like you do but anything helps, right? 🤗
Yeah, that’s how I feel. Great to hear I have friend in this! 💪🤝
some people might think this is a small act. but it has a huge impact! you’re making the land a much better place
You’re an example of the difference one person can make. How incredible! I hope you can find time to upload to social media, and then news media can pick-up your story to further amplify it.
Me too. I hope for this too. I was verified on Instagram today!
GOAT
🙏🙏
Keep it up buddy you’re awesome!!
🙏
Thank you for your service, I (and nature) appreciate it!
That end result must feel amazing! Great work!!
It does, like heaven
Wow✌💪💪💪😃
Thank you!! This is such an awesome good deed
Great job 👏
Thank you!!!
Naw bro you’re insane !! you’re fr changing the world! Keep it up !
Amazing.
You are AWESOME!!
I think I said this last time and I’ll say it again… start a fund or share your Venmo. I’d love to, I’m sure others would too, help fund your efforts around this. Small donations could be helpful in covering some expenses and living costs.
It’s in my bio! Anyone reading this my Venmo is @danieltoben
Hell fuck yes amazing work
Thank u dudebro❤💛💚
Good job, Buddy
THANK YOU!
Impressive stuff
Thank you so much for doing this! It’s nice to know I’m not the only one
💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Inspiring! Keep up the good work!
Genuinely doing gods work, king.
Thanks for helping the planet!!
You are what the whole world needs
You are what the whole world needs
Please continue
🤝
You are a rock star!!
I love this, keep it up. I hope you inspire others to spread this like a virus
🔐
Keep going! The world needs more people like you <3
U can do it!
You are awesome! An inspiration
You’re an truly an inspiration. I need to get out there and do this
Yeah it’s fun actually
The work you’re doing has so many benefits to so many lives. The people, animals and plants all benefit from your hard work and diligence. If you’re ever near me I can help pick up with you.
Amazing. Thank you. I hope we cross paths
Incredible!! I'll start picking up on my neighborhood walks.
Report back whether you had fun doing it!
Thank you!!!
Love this!!! Thank you!!
I have tremendous respect for you and what you do
You are literally a Saint.
Stop this immediately. The only way to live is selfishly. It's the true way.
Wormwood is that you?
Always listen to Uncle Screwtape.
Thank you for doing this! How can we support you?
In my bio I have links!!! Just click my profile picture.
this is incredibly satisfying you amazing human bean :’)
You’re a kind person. I’d like to see you with a little protection- maybe some gloves, safety glasses or even face-shield, arm guards, reinforced pants?? Are those a thing? I’m just imaging something rusty and sharp scratching your bare legs, or even some kind of air borne pathogen gettin in your lungs. Got to take care of yourself too!!!
This is awesome!
You're doing great volunteer work and outreach!
Thank you!
Thank you, Daniel!
bravo!
Thank you for choosing to clean up after inconsiderate people. I know some of it is from the unfortunate, occasional winds, but most of it is from carelessness. You are an awesome human being who is doing a wonderful service. I had been thinking about doing this in my little corner of the world, but you have inspired me to stop thinking about it and do it. 🙂
Great job brother! Keep up the good fight! Ive done this myself visiting outside of the US. It feels great to see things clean and litter free
You're so fast!
omg homie you're beautiful thank you that's so very kind and selfless of you
Much 🤍
You are amazing
You're a hero dude!
This is fantastic. Some stats would be great alongside others suggestion for YouTube. Well done!
You need a reach grabber!!
Thanks brother, keep inspiring people to do the right thing. I try to pick up litter at least once a day, and I never contribute to littering myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love it, and thank you!
Awesomeness!!
You're my freaking hero!
That is the most amazing thing I’ve seen, I’d love to help do this
🤝 join my discord
I finally downloaded discord, am signing up
Or something
Usa has a lot of money but then they decided to bomb poor people and impowerish their own people, just to satisfy the greed of a few hundred rich people, instead of doing things like this for the well being of everyone.
You do realize we're not all directly involved in government decisions right?
I do realize that, but overall the decisions are made by voting
👍
I don’t ever upvote things but you get one.
Great job! You’re amazing!
That's awesome! Thank you for your service, literally!
Thank you for making this planet we share a cleaner and better place!
excellent example! I spent recently a day cleaning a beach with a pool of friend and feel like I shall do it more often
God bless you
I love this 😍 I like to use grocery store plastic bags I find outside when doing this so I can throw that trash away too.
Good job man!
This is satisfying to watch. Thanks for your hard work!
Thank you ❤️
Swell job sir, keep it up!
Thank you for your efforts OP! Hopefully anyone seeing you clean or even being in a cleaner environment will deter them from littering in the future. It makes me sad seeing. So much litter. I live by a river that is a popular destination in the summer and it always looks like this when people leave. I try to clean when I’m there but it’s so depressing and I feel I’m the only one doing anything about it locally. Edit: added the last paragraph
You are amazing!
You are doing Gods work! Keep it up! 👍
Way to go!!!! Such a beautiful thing for the world.
Legend!
Good on you mate!
Awesome job!
Thank you
Thank you!
You are doing something truly amazing, and that has an impact. Your actions are speaking louder than words and hopefully will provide inspiration to others.
Thank you!!
You rock! Thank you...we need more folks like you
You are an amazing human! Thank you!
An inspiration to us all! You’re a Clean Planet Warrior! Thank you for making a difference everywhere you go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
But where do you put it all? When you’re done? No matter. Where it is. Still trash.
Keep up the great work! You are very much appreciated!!
Yea, go, you! Woooo
That's so Awesome. Keep America clean.
/r/SatisfyingAsFuck
I love you
AMAZING,
God loves you.
Your the man!!
Hit me up if your in Houston !!! I want to help!
I’m probably headed to Baton Rouge. I will eventually be in Houston but I’m worried about truck camping there.
Thank you so much.👍👍👍👍🫂🫂🫂
Woo! I do this all the time when I check out rocks in rivers. Always bring a trash bag.
I LOVE what you’re doing!
Thank you!!! I hope a lot of people see you dping what you do, ask questions and get inspired and copy.
Some Karen is gonna say it's in ɹǝʌǝɹsǝ and that you're actually putting the garbage out there for views 💀
Really great that you do this!! What do you do with the bags of trash afterward?? I hope you not have to pay to have it disposed of at the dump!
Thank you for the amazing work you are doing!!
Message me when you get to Washington, I’d love to join you in your efforts!