Baltimore Resident Launches #30daysofpickinguplitter Challenge

Baltimore resident Eli Pousson has been picking up trash around the city of Baltimore for more than a year, and now, he is inviting people to join him in his cleanup efforts via the #30daysofpickinguplitter challenge.

Using the hashtag #30daysofpickinguplitter, communities around the state can share their cleanup efforts, see what other communities are doing and spread the word about community cleanup and donation events taking place throughout the month.

While the challenge is only for one month, Pousson hopes that picking up litter will become a daily practice for residents across the state.

The Baltimore Sun has more information:

Follow your bliss, the saying goes. For Baltimore resident Eli Pousson, that involves picking garbage off the streets.

With every half-eaten lollipop, food wrapper and discarded fork he stashes with gloved hand into his collection bag, he seems to be telling the city: “I love you.”

When he first started last year, “neighbors thought it was a little weird,” says Pousson, 34, who works for for the nonprofit preservation group Baltimore Heritage. “Now they think, ‘Eli just likes to pick up trash.’ Every neighborhood has their quirks.”

For the month of April, Pousson is inviting people around the state to join his bliss through an effort he’s dubbed the #30daysofpickinguplitter challenge. Every day, he posts a photo of his trash haul to Twitter and Instagram, and encourages others to do the same.

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