Finally, a viral challenge that’s making the world a little bit of a better place.
Known as the #TrashTag challenge, the social media “movement” per se, has inspired people to go out of their way and clean up litter-soaked places to the likes of beaches, forests and public parks.
Unlike some of the other more recent challenges, this one makes people feel good about themselves and the environment around them and helps to clean up spaces for others. As thousands of people go outdoors to help clear trash and litter, they help people focus on taking care of their community for future generations and others.
The challenge has been taken up by people across countries, and goes by different names including #CleanUpChallenge, #trashchallenge and #ChallengeforChange.
It all started with this post on Instagram and the challenge caught fire:
Users across Twitter, Reddit and Instagram have started to clean up polluted areas near them and are sharing their stories on social media.
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
Along the Potomac River south of Washington, DC #trashtag pic.twitter.com/n2uPL52LZG
— Robbie McNeil (@RMcNeil2105) March 10, 2019
#trashtag seems to be trending. This one’s from Nepal ?? pic.twitter.com/stAxbQXhup
— Kelllvvviiinnn (@kelllvvviiinnn) March 9, 2019
Usually I’m against doing good deeds just to post it online but in the case of #trashtag i am 100% for it, if that’s what it takes.
Good people are good. pic.twitter.com/VGqkDEhFuE— Megan (@bacon_N_megs) 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
Decided to pick up trash for my birthday and filled up 4 bags #20 #trashtag pic.twitter.com/EHl12o6aT5
— City Dave (@daavidcabrera_) March 10, 2019
#trashtag Dozens of kilometers on beaches in Panama where residents prefer to dump garbage into rivers and beaches instead of arranging it correctly. The problem will not be solved as long as they do not educate children and adults correctly. #trashtagchallenge #TrashChallenge pic.twitter.com/n8vN8Yg8eV
— Jaime Massot H. (@jmassot) March 12, 2019
Has anyone in Pakistan taken up the #trashtag challenge? Have anything to add to the story? Share your thoughts with us!
