Local hero shares jaw-dropping before-and-after footage after cleaning garbage-filled stream: 'It was such a disrespect'
“I found this stream on campus that was filled with plastic bottles, and it was depressing."
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“I found this stream on campus that was filled with plastic bottles, and it was depressing."
Apr 23, 2021 Every day is Earth Day for Daniel Toben. The North Carolina man calls trash cleanup his hobby and he’s been busy doing it for the last decade. The environmentalist got started when he was a student at N.C. State University and he says he’s picked up over 8-million pieces of litter from the great outdoors so far, enough to fill 83-hundred bags! The 32-year-old shares his passion for cleaning up nature with his nearly 380-thousand followers on TikTokand they love watching him in action. He uses his following to raise awareness about pollution and his quick videos often explain...
"This is actually sad to watch. People are so mean to the world!" one wrote. "Thank you." "That’s insane!!!" another exclaimed. "I wish I live there to go and help you," one offered. "You're a real hero for humanity and the planet," one said, and other called him "the man." Fans have been so touched by commitment to a cleaner world, Toben said they recently sent him $4,000 for cleaning supplies. "I’ve done it so much now that it’s part of my personality," he told WNCN of the crusade. "Anyone who has done as a hobby long enough it kind of becomes ingrained in them."