They practice it even while swimming .. Waste collection turns into a hobby in France

In France, there are civil associations that encourage the collection of waste while individuals engage in recreational activities such as swimming, jogging or fishing, which contributed to the cleanliness of the ocean and helped to care for the environment.

The French newspaper Le Figaro showed several examples of waste collection activity during the activities of many people during their recreational activities or their time at sea or land, and said that the activity was an occasion to link strong social relations between the operators and reached the point of marriage.

The paper revealed that waste collection initiatives undertaken by individuals and associations in several cities contributed to the removal of tons of garbage, and said that some of these initiatives have taken programs and plans to raise specific amounts of waste annually to meet the health threat posed by it.

In 2016, the orthopedic specialist in Nantes, Nicolas Lemontier, created a Facebook group, Run with the Environment, which now has 50,000 members from around the world and aims to organize a clean-up campaign to collect 20 tons of waste every week around the world.

Familiarity and pleasure
Lecture Clara reveals that waste collection once a week in the center of Nice is a real moment of intimacy, while an accountant in Nantes praises his participation in the same activity two or three times a week. .. friendships are formed between the participants and up to the point of marriage.

The director of a naval base, Martin Ravi, seeks to promote the collection of rubbish during kayaking (single-passenger boats) in a river near the city of Caen. "Garbage collection during rowing is a useful recreation idea. .

According to the paper, 100 athletes for the first time in Europe collected the waste by swimming and rowing in late May, and two teams of volunteers received prizes related to collecting the largest amount of garbage and the second most strange things.

Magnetic fishing
Le Figaro points to the existence of the Trail Runner Foundation, which was created in 2012. She says her trips sometimes bring between 3,000 and 4,000 participants around the world, cleaning natural trails during picnics.

Hygiene campaigns are not limited to wild tourist routes, but a number of activists are keen to clean rivers from various metal materials such as doors, motorcycles or rusty bicycles through so-called "magnetic fishing," which uses a rope and a strong magnet to lift materials from the bottom of the rivers.

`` I have stuck a refrigerator and sold nearly 5,000 magnets since October 2018, after I only sold 100 a year, '' said Melvin Darwin, director of the Paris Discovery House.