But what if the sport itself was devoted to directly helping the planet?
People get to exercise and improve their communities while simultaneously reducing pollution.
It’s an overall win!
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The name SpoGomi comes from sports and gomi, which means trash in Japanese.
The marine litter problem is becoming increasingly serious worldwide,readsa message from SpoGomi.
By connecting countries and people, we have expanded our circle even further around the world.
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These game rules are flexible depending on the area and litter to be picked up.
The most common duration is an hour for picking up trash plus another 20 minutes to correctly sort it.
The crown jewel of competitive trash picking are cigarette butts, which will get the team 100 points each.
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Although our team could not win and I faced frustration, the city became markedly cleaner.
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The name SpoGomi comes from sports and gomi, which means trash in Japanese.
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SpoGomi was created in Japan in 2008 as a way to promote trash collecting.
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Now, it’s so popular that there are competitions around the world.
