Cleaning up the world, one piece of litter at a time!
Imagine. What if 4 out of 5 people in your community not only refused to litter, but also picked up a single piece of litter off the street every day? Just one piece.
That's what the Piece-a-Day Anti-Litter Revolution is all about!
Don't have time to save the world? Neither do I. But I figured I would be very lazy indeed if I couldn't bend over to pick up at least one piece of litter every day! Then I realized that, if I could get friends and family to do the same thing, there would be a lot of litter being picked up in my little corner of the world. Then it occurred to me to ask them to ask their friends and families to do the same, and a whole bunch of litter would disappear from the streets, roadsides, forests, campgrounds, playgrounds, schoolyards, and parking lots.
And, seriously, don't think you have to pick up more than one "piece a day". Don't get me wrong, you can if you want to, but don't feel obligated. That's the beauty of the revolution. It doesn't have to be hard - we just need a lot of people doing it.
Oh, and to be clear, there are two rules:
1. If you dropped it and pick it up, that doesn't count.
2. If it's in your own yard or on your own doorstep, that doesn't count.
You are already responsible for those! What we need to do is get more people picking up litter than there are throwing down. It's that simple. Will you join us?
That's what the Piece-a-Day Anti-Litter Revolution is all about!
Don't have time to save the world? Neither do I. But I figured I would be very lazy indeed if I couldn't bend over to pick up at least one piece of litter every day! Then I realized that, if I could get friends and family to do the same thing, there would be a lot of litter being picked up in my little corner of the world. Then it occurred to me to ask them to ask their friends and families to do the same, and a whole bunch of litter would disappear from the streets, roadsides, forests, campgrounds, playgrounds, schoolyards, and parking lots.
And, seriously, don't think you have to pick up more than one "piece a day". Don't get me wrong, you can if you want to, but don't feel obligated. That's the beauty of the revolution. It doesn't have to be hard - we just need a lot of people doing it.
Oh, and to be clear, there are two rules:
1. If you dropped it and pick it up, that doesn't count.
2. If it's in your own yard or on your own doorstep, that doesn't count.
You are already responsible for those! What we need to do is get more people picking up litter than there are throwing down. It's that simple. Will you join us?
My Piece-a-Day Litter Today
Seems silly, but I'm going to list what I picked up every day just for fun!
Just to get this off to a good start, I'm going to give you an idea of the kinds of things I've picked up over the last several years in my Piece-a-Day contribution.
I've picked up very simple things, like gum wrappers, cigarette butts, soda cups, napkins, discarded mail, letter paper, bottle tops, broken toys, cans, plastic bottles, fast food bags, lighters, etc.
I've also picked up some more daunting items, such as diapers, wet fast food bags, food in wrappers, used condoms, and similar disgusting things! To be sure, I will only tackle something like that when the circumstances are just right. I think it is important to pick up different types of litter, and not always be afraid of the tough stuff.
Today, I picked up a piece of pink plastic that used to be part of a drinking cup.
I've picked up very simple things, like gum wrappers, cigarette butts, soda cups, napkins, discarded mail, letter paper, bottle tops, broken toys, cans, plastic bottles, fast food bags, lighters, etc.
I've also picked up some more daunting items, such as diapers, wet fast food bags, food in wrappers, used condoms, and similar disgusting things! To be sure, I will only tackle something like that when the circumstances are just right. I think it is important to pick up different types of litter, and not always be afraid of the tough stuff.
Today, I picked up a piece of pink plastic that used to be part of a drinking cup.
What was your piece today?
Tell us what piece of litter you picked up today!
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- fritzgreen fritzgreen Apr 30, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
- Three more days: I've a Lipton Sweat Tea Plastic bottle with some tea still in it, a piece of paper, and a plastic bottle cap.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Apr 26, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- I often take a bag with me when I go for a walk. It's not much but together we can make the world a better place to live.
Thanks for sharing
Lizzy
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- likeapenguin likeapenguin Apr 24, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
- Great idea! I picked up a piece earlier! Wow I was part of the revolution and didn't realize it :) Great lens - great idea. Welcome to Squidoo!
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- manila manila Apr 24, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
- Hi Fritz, this is a good lens and a very thoughtful concept. If we all follow your suggestion I think the world will be a very clean place. Thank you for the lens.
5* from me.
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- FunGifts4All FunGifts4All Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:48 pm
- Great idea! Hope it catches on. Will do my part.
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- x3xsolxdierx3x x3xsolxdierx3x Apr 23, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
- Well....there are currently 300,000,000 Americans now living in America.....would really ADD up if everyone just picked up one piece.......then again, Americans are lazy and self-centered.....still a good idea and a great lens....
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- fritzgreen fritzgreen Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:58 pm
- Okay, in the last three days, I picked up a Butterfinger wrapper, a Pabst Blue Ribbon can, and a large piece of black solid plastic which I think may have been part of a car bumper.
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- Vernon Young Vernon Young Apr 21, 2009 @ 9:00 pm | in reply to fritzgreen
- Thank you for donation to EnviroCorps through this lens and encouraging others to pickup road litter. Working together we can make a difference.
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- fritzgreen fritzgreen Apr 19, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
- Have you joined the Piece-a-Day revolution? Tell us what you picked up today!
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