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The ‘Trashtag Challenge’ Has Gone So Viral That People Are Picking up Trash Everywhere

I don’t know about you, but one of my biggest pet peeves in life is when people litter. It drives me INSANE. I do my part to pick up trash around my house and my neighborhood, but it’s tough to see people litter when there’s no reason for it.

But wait, here’s some great news! The #trashtag hashtag went viral recently and people from all over the world have been pitching in, picking up trash, and posting the pics on social media to prove it.

The hashtag was actually created back in 2015 by a company called UCO to encourage people to pick up trash in the woods.

Here is just a sampling of the great photos people have been posting. Keep it up, everyone!

1. Look at that!

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

2. Keep posting these

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

3. Cleaning up beaches

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Standup Paddle boarding and cleaning up trash in the ocean off Kata Beach in Phuket, Thailand. #trashtag #leavenotrace #phuket #katabeach #thailand #galileolife

A post shared by Adam Mack (@a.mack10) on Mar 10, 2019 at 10:45pm PDT

4. All the way from India

Here’s from Nagaland, India. Students from #tetsocollege with the #trashtag movement!#ChallengeAccepted #TrashChallenge #trashtag challenge pic.twitter.com/ZFxC1g6ctN

— Shon Kapai (@KapaiShon) March 11, 2019

5. Before and after

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

6. Cleaning up the roads

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

7. Look at all that garbage

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#eco #ecofriendly #sustainable #zerowaste #environment #nature #green #sustainability #plasticfree #recycle #keepwalestidy #environment #trashtag

A post shared by Steve D (@rowdychimp) on Feb 24, 2019 at 5:51am PST

8. All the way from Nepal

#trashtag seems to be trending. This one’s from Nepal ?? pic.twitter.com/stAxbQXhup

— Kelllvvviiinnn (@kelllvvviiinnn) March 9, 2019

9. I could look at these all day…

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New York. #trashtags #trashtag #trashtagchallenge #savetheearth #savetheplanet #savetheoceans #trash #swatchbharat #love #peace #oceans #cleanup #cleanindia #greenpeace

A post shared by Trashtag Challenge (@trashtag.challenge) on Mar 13, 2019 at 3:44am PDT

10. …And I probably will

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Challenge accepted! ????#trashtag #cleanupchallenge A challenge worth trending!????? #HolidayBeachCleanUp #Srilanka #saveourseas #Doit @sea_the_bigger_picture

A post shared by tanyavangraan (@tanyavangraan) on Mar 12, 2019 at 1:23am PDT

Now this is a viral trend I can get behind.

Get out there and do your part!