Plogga fyller tio år! – Utemagasinet ”What started as Erik Ahlström’s spontaneous run with a plastic bag in his hand has grown into a global movement in ten years. Now he has been named Environmental Hero of the Year 2025 by WWF. Here he talks
Here you can download logos to print your own Plogga gear, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YCmTi8MEO1CsbeWq6kO1RYJZfuQREOzK?usp=share_link Please use our logo on your website, selected printed material etc https://www.plogga.se/press/
Here follows Erik’s acceptance speech to the Crown Princess and the WWF board and invited guests: Creating a new habit and changing a stigma -Thank you very much to the World Wildlife Fund for the award, it means a lot and above all it is
Erik Ahlström är Årets Miljöhjälte 2025
Tre kandidater tävlar i år om att utses till Årets Miljöhjälte. En pristagare får ta emot diplom av WWF, i närvaro av kronprinsessan, den 13 november i Tyresta nationalpark. WWF har delat ut priset Årets miljöhjälte sedan 2010. Syftet med att dela ut pris till
It will take place in a wonderful location (Doñana, Huelva, Spain) between 10 and 13 of October. www.mipueblolimpio.org We have a registration form here: https://forms.gle/RvRQLRQ7D5gmgbJm7 And the Agenda here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PJwI-hO2g_bRg4XgrVd5XyoUkJNZ5Hpf/view
Frontline Plogging You can take part from anywhere, in the way that suits you best: walking, running, on two wheels, canoeing, kayaking, on a paddle board or somehow else. Forget expensive sports equipment for and exchange them for gloves and garbage bags. We challenge you,
Darjeeling hosted the region’s first women’s plogging championship supported by the Mero Darjeeling initiative. More than 180 women participated in the championship. 895kg of litter collected http://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/darjeeling-hosts-plogging-contest-for-women-895kg-of-litter-collected-student-bags-first-prize-prnt/cid/2125243
UZBEKISTAN LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE PLOGGING CAMPAIGN https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=plogging+uzbekistan&mid=76926927F2304B0E817276926927F2304B0E8172&FORM=VIRE
In a landmark event for environmental action, the founder of Plogging joined Iceland’s Minister of Environment and Energy for a kayak cleanup along the nation’s stunning shores. With Iceland’s largest TV channel capturing the moment, the initiative showcased how simple actions—like picking up trash while
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) Number of stores: Over 180 stores in approximately 42 states Members: Over 23 million (REI is a cooperative where customers can become members)
Our last day in India we went BIG https://www.dtnext.in/news/chennai/govt-must-play-a-bigger-role-in-supporting-cleanup-efforts-and-enforcing-anti-littering-laws-821803
Finland Affective encounters with waste: The role of affects in trash activism https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/14661381251316133
This intercontinental event is the brainchild of the Plogging Santa Maria da Feira project in Portugal, which has a big dream: to bring together as many ploggers as possible from all continents between 30 March and 30 April, at the same time as the 5th
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”As fitness becomes the choice of modern lifestyles, unconventional fitness practices are taking root in the state. From connecting with nature through forest bathing to cleaning up while running with plogging, these activities are gaining traction for their approaches to health and well-being.” https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jan/01/forest-bathing-to-plogging-new-fitness-trends-taking-root-in-kerala
” Erik Ahlstrom, the Swedish environmental activist ”. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/swedish-activist-erik-ahlstrom-to-spearhead-nationwide-plogging-movement-in-jan/articleshow/116692754.cms
In the Bergamo/Gandino edition, over 80 runners from all overthe world collect 1,289 kg of waste: WORLD PLOGGING CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 In the Bergamo/Gandino edition, over 80 runners from all overthe world collect 1,289 kg of waste: WORLD PLOGGING CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
Var med på detta inspirerande event där grundaren av Plogging-rörelsen delar med sig av sin resa och mission att städa upp världen – en joggingtur i taget! Vi startar i Kista Innovation Park onsdagen den 18 september kl 11.30. Missa inte denna chans att vara
The Plogga team asked our digital, creative friend @Linus Lundberg, founder of the app ActiveQuiz, to do a Google search and gather information, images, and videos about Plogging. It all ended up sith this video! I hope you appreciate the result. Please feel free to
Today marks the fourth year of our successful initiative of bringing 450 summer workers to Vrångö to become summer ploggers. Today we had the honor to host a lecture and a plogging session with the instructors for these 450 kids. On Friday, we will head
Take the opportunity to get inspired by the Plogga-founder Erik Ahlström. On monday, may 20 at 12-13 (12 am-1pm). We meet outside Ericsson entrance, Lindholmspiren 11 in Gothenburg. Plogga will provide you with gloves and bags! #actionspeakslouderwords
The fourth edition of Plogga Month begins: Let’s keep our mountains clean! From May 1st to May 31st 2024, we encourage you to participate in Plogga IV of the Kílian Jornet Foundation. During the previous three editions of the Plogga Month, we collected more than 16,000 kg of waste, preventing
The first plogger on the cover of Runner’s World! It’s a ’WAYE OF LIFE’ The article below. Read more: https://www.wayeoflife.com
Every Sunday morning from 10 to 11, dozens of volunteers collect cigarette butts and other waste on the Opéra beach in Nice. Want to take action too? It’s easy and accessible to everyone, come and try it! We provide the equipment (gloves, bags and tongs)
How a veteran runner’s litter-picking campaign birthed a global sport and gave us a new word in the English dictionary – catch up with Erik Ahlström, podd or article!
Watch the inspiring story of Ripu Daman Bevli, a fitness-enthusiast, who’s on a mission to take litter-trash & plastics off our streets and change people’s mindset on littering. #OneForChange
It’s a growing exercise trend that’s good for the environment and your health: plogging. It started in Sweden, with joggers picking up garbage as they go, and is spreading around the world.»
Great story about Plogging and behavior change. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-behavior-people.html Researchers from Zeppelin University, University of Cologne, and UNSW Sydney have published a new study that explores marketing uses for ”behavioral labeling,” or giving behaviors specific names or tags to encourage people to adopt those behaviors. The
Triathlete Award Winner ”7 years ago, I embarked on this journey to pick up litter while running. It wasn’t called plogging then. As I travelled across the country, I took this to various places and so it spread like wildfire. Today there are more than
Intervista a Erik Ahlström, l’ecologista svedese che ha inventato la parola Plogging
We get help from Swedish IKEA and our ambassador in Holland Paul Waye, www.wayeoflife.com to spread our message Watch the video which is now distributed to all IKEA customers, staff and department stores, this clip is from IKEA Canada. And read more from IKEA:”How to
Vi väljer att köra #ploggafriday #plogga #plogging #greenfriday Vi vet att dert är billigt och vi vet att det lockar, men snälla miljöhjältar; tänk en extra gång inann du köper de där sakerna som du egentligen inte behöver. I långa loppet är det kanske inte
The event was a Hugo success and they achieved the following impressive numbers . Volvo Road participants: 12,931 Areas where Volvo Road was carried out: 345 Plogging distance: 87,638km #volvoroad challenge SNS verification: 1,089 Volvo Road Day in Sokcho: 1,316 participants/collection of 4,521 plastic bottles
Är du en mästare på att jogga och samtidigt plocka skräp? Ta då chansen att kvalificera dig till den svenska VM-truppen i plogging. – Vi delar nu ut 2 stycken Wild Cards till den svenska truppen där hela upplägget under tre dagar på plats i
Våra vänner hos Kilian Jornet Foundation startade just en Plogga-aktivitet som sträcker sig fram till slutet av april. Häng på och glöm inte att tagga #plogga. To celebrate the #internationaldayofforests we launch our PLOGGA MONTH III campaign! From March 21st to April 30th we encourage
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