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In a unique collaboration, the Swedish Embassy in Malaysia organised a plogging event with Earth Day 2024 to raise awareness about plastic pollution and promote environmental sustainability.
The Swedish environmental competition had contestants from Portugal, Ghana, the UK and more
Plogging comes from combining the Swedish verbs “plocka up” which means pick up and “jogga” which means jog. Swede Erik Ahlström coined the term in 2016.
The Bengaluru residence has been running not just in the Karnataka capital, but across India, over the past six years while also picking up trash left behind by others. The barefoot runner was one of the first in India to adopt Plogging - picking up trash while jogging.
Although it started in 2016, plogging is an activity that has been growing in popularity with each passing year. It refers to the act of picking up garbage along the way while jogging. Founded on ideas by Swedish native and outdoor enthusiast Eri