Chosun University Conducts 'Plogging' Campaign to Revitalize Local Commercial Districts

Chosun University students and Innisfree Co., Ltd. are plogging (picking up trash while jogging). Photo by Chosun University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Chosun University announced on the 21st that students, university members, and Innisfree Co., Ltd. conducted the "Small Actions for the Earth, Chungjang Festival Plogging Campaign."

The plogging campaign held on the 18th in the Chungjang-ro area was planned and carried out as an eco-friendly campaign that protects the environment and promotes health by having the university and local community members participate together in plogging (picking up trash + jogging) during the Chungjang Festival, a representative festival of Dong-gu, Gwangju.

Plogging is an exercise that involves picking up trash while jogging. It started in Sweden and is an environmental campaign that began mainly in Northern Europe. Recently, as the seriousness of environmental issues has emerged worldwide, it has been rapidly spreading domestically as well.

About 30 people, including Chosun University students, President Min Young-don, university members, and volunteer employees from Innisfree Gwangju and Daejeon branches, participated in the walking and trash-picking event around Chungjang-ro.

Chosun University plans to continue building a platform for joint problem-solving in the community by conducting contribution activities with local companies to revitalize the Chungjang-ro commercial district and maintain network exchanges with the local community and industries.

Student Kim Joo-hyun, who participated in the event, said, "I wanted to take part in a meaningful event that could give some support to the local commercial district, which had been stagnant due to COVID-19," adding, "I hope that through this campaign, local residents will come together and overcome these difficult times."

President Min Young-don, who joined the plogging campaign, said, "It is meaningful that students, members, and local companies collaborated to carry out the plogging campaign at the local festival, Chungjang Festival," and added, "Through this campaign, we will steadily fulfill our role as a regional university by establishing a platform for joint problem-solving of local issues and an industrial network."

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