Great Britain wins inaugural World Cup 'garbage pick-up' How did this World Cup start?
Great Britain won the inaugural Litter Picking World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.
21 countries participated in this World Cup, including countries like USA, Japan, Great Britain, Australia and France.
The aim of the 'Spogomy World Cup' was to raise awareness about environmental protection and specifically reducing plastic waste flowing into the ocean.
'Spo Gumi' is a combination of the English word 'sports' and the Japanese word 'gumi', 'gumi' meaning 'garbage'.
The contestants were given 90 minutes to see which country's contestants picked up the most trash during that period, picking trash from the streets in two rounds of the competition and then sorting the trash into appropriate categories. Sorting involved.
Players were given 20 minutes after each garbage collection session to correctly sort the garbage into different categories such as burnable waste, recycled plastic bottles, metal cans, cigarette boxes, etc.
In this competition, the British team 'The Northville Rise Again' collected 57.27 kg of garbage and won the World Cup of Garbage Picking by winning 9046.1 points and defeating the host team Japan.
More than 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the 1950s, and much of it ends up in waterways, soil and oceans, according to a British news agency report.
How did the World Garbage Cup start?
Spougomi, a combination of the Japanese words for sport and littering, was launched in Japan in 2008 to encourage people to pick up litter in public places.
The event gained popularity across the country, and according to the pageant organizer, around 230 pageants have been held in Japan this year.
According to World Cup organizers, the next World Cup is expected to be held in 2025, with participants from more countries gathering again in Tokyo.
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