{"id":129546,"date":"2019-03-25T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=129546"},"modified":"2019-03-17T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T13:08:25","slug":"viral-internet-challenge-is-spurring-people-around-the-world-to-pick-up-tons-of-trash-and-then-snap-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2019\/03\/viral-internet-challenge-is-spurring-people-around-the-world-to-pick-up-tons-of-trash-and-then-snap-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Internet Challenge Is Spurring People around the World to Pick up Tons of Trash and Then Snap Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cleaned up a beach in Belgium! #trashtag<\/a> via \/r\/pics https:\/\/t.co\/4ZDHCzEGs5<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/O6AHGZ6jhX<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bomb Voyage (@v0y4ge) March 10, 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

13 Mar 2019 – <\/em>Rather than eating tide pods or spoonfuls of cinnamon, an eco-friendly new social media trend is inspiring people around the world to clean up litter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu0xCcqAcng\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_locale_test&utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera<\/p>\n

Though the #TrashTag challenge has reportedly been around for several years, it recently became a trending topic on Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hey @camerondallas<\/a> the community in my home town in Mexico got together and cleaned up garbage #TrashChallenge<\/a> #TrashChallenge<\/a> #trashtag<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hk9kNTVmSZ<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 GermanG (@ger__mann) March 11, 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Participants are challenged to find an outdoor area that has been littered with trash and take two photos of the scenery; one in which viewers can see the garbage, and the other in which they can see the revitalized area after you have cleaned up all the trash.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s picking up speed!<\/a> from r\/TrashTag<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The impressive before-and-after #TrashTag photos have been circulating around the world \u2013 from Mexico and Belgium to New York and India.<\/p>\n

Along the Potomac River south of Washington, DC #trashtag<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/n2uPL52LZG<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Robbie McNeil (@RMcNeil2105) March 10, 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The initiative is being lauded as a refreshingly impactful social media trend that is encouraging people from every demographic to participate in tidying up the planet.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu86oOegOqW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_locale_test&utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera<\/p>\n

The challenge is remarkably similar to the #StonerCleanupInitiative<\/a>, an online effort that recruited potheads to pick up the trash around their favorite outdoor smoking spots back in August 2018.<\/p>\n

#trashtag<\/a> is awesome, never thought I\u2019d support one in a non sarcastic fashion. I sure hope this challenge sticks around. pic.twitter.com\/3t2dIqZvsE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 momento (@EddieOhGonzales) March 10, 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some people participating in the #TrashTag challenge have managed to tidy up roadsides simply by bringing along garbage bags on their day trips; others have boasted the dramatic results of organizing group cleanups.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the photos are inspiring evidence of how \u2013 even though it can sometimes be a bit trashy \u2013 the internet has the ability to bring people together for the greater good.<\/p>\n

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Go to Original \u2013 goodnewsnetwork.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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