Midge The Dog Leads A Growing Army Of #TrashTag Litter Pickers

People from the UK to Mexico are posting photos of rubbish they've collected as part of an online challenge.
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An army of eco-conscious people around the world are clearing up litter and sharing photos of it on Twitter using #Trashtag.

The hashtag is spreading online – with people from the UK to Mexico, the USA and Belgium sharing before and after photos after clearing rubbish into bags as part of a challenge.

Some of them are wearing protective gloves, too, which is a good idea if you also want to get involved, as you don’t quite know what you’re picking up.

Before and after. Makeup and clothes dumped near Moston Brook, now cleaned up 😀#litterpick #TrashTag pic.twitter.com/9GsFIUORaI

— Moston Litter Picker (@AJDelusion) March 11, 2019

College students from Texas Tech University accepted the challenge, picking more than a dozen bags of rubbish from around the streets.

#Trashtag there you go the students of @TexasTech Accept Your Challenge..#TrashChallenge pic.twitter.com/q7nG8K43Cb

— Ikeogu charity (@CharityIkeogu) March 12, 2019

Along the Potomac River south of Washington, DC #trashtag pic.twitter.com/n2uPL52LZG

— Robbie McNeil (@RMcNeil2105) March 10, 2019

This man treated himself with a can of beer after cleaning some discarded rubbish from a beach, which seems like a perfect way to celebrate.

BEST TUESDAY EVER: beach & beer & CLEANING UP BEACH TRASH 🏖️🍺🗑️ #trashtag pic.twitter.com/q7fmjoIcvx

— Jasper George 🤖🎹 (@thelivelyrobot) March 12, 2019

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

— Bomb Voyage (@v0y4ge) March 10, 2019

Hey @camerondallas the community in my home town in Mexico got together and cleaned up garbage #TrashChallenge #TrashChallenge #trashtag pic.twitter.com/hk9kNTVmSZ

— GermanG (@ger__mann) March 11, 2019

This woman stopped by the roadside with her family for a rest stop, and collected some rubbish at the same time.

I don't have a before-and-after picture, but here's a couple of pictures of me with my family picking up trash from the road side whenever we made a rest stop. #trashtag pic.twitter.com/TygYf2dM13

— Adhiti (@frizhbee) March 10, 2019

#trashtag is awesome, never thought I’d support one in a non sarcastic fashion. I sure hope this challenge sticks around. pic.twitter.com/3t2dIqZvsE

— momento (@EddieOhGonzales) March 10, 2019

This group, in Memphis meanwhile, picked a whoppin 14,000 lbs of rubbish from the Mississippi River.

Carrying on with today's amazing group shots, we have another wonderful photo from @LLandW . They managed to gather an absolutely massive haul of 14,353lbs of garbage from the Mississippi River (Memphis) #trashtag #trashtagchallenge #memphis #Trashtag pic.twitter.com/z6bXpbwALP

— trashtagchallenge (@trashtag2019) March 12, 2019

But perhaps the best litter picker of them all is this Extremely Good Boy called Midge, who has learned how to trade in plastic bottles for treats.

Midge trades trash for treats on his walks. #trashtag pic.twitter.com/mBlfxlB2Cr

— Jacqui Glover (@wildwhippies) March 12, 2019

This isn’t the first time a litter picking hashtag has swept the internet. In February, scores of people have been sharing photos of discarded waste using the hashtag #isthisyours, tagging in the companies behind the packaging.

Taking to Twitter, consumers have been tagging brands including Starbucks, Oral B, Red Bull, McDonald’s and Walkers in their photos of litter.

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