Ripudaman Bevli, began plogging seven years ago. Over the years, he has managed to make act of picking up litter while jogging cool, and even inspiring. “When you bend down to pick up somebody’s litter, you will stop littering. Places automatically become clean. This is the impact we are creating,” says Delhi-based Ripudaman.
During a visit to Coimbatore in October, where he went plogging with the residents, he showed everyone the ‘trash workout’ where children and their parents do a bunch of exercises while learning to manage, segregate and reduce waste. “The response was amazing,” he said, adding, I hope it becomes a chain of change and not stop as a one-day activity. It is also about managing our waste, how we segregate, reduce, refuse and reuse. It should lead to a circular economy where no waste is wasted.”
