"Renting Everything"... Seodaemun-gu Offers Free Rental of 'Plogging Sets'

At the 'Let's All Pick Up! Seodaemun Plogging' event held in Sinchon last month, Lee Seongheon, the mayor of Seodaemun District (second from the right), along with public officials and residents, are picking up trash. (Photo by Seodaemun District Office)

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seongheon) announced on the 13th that it will lend related tools for free to promote "Let's Pick Up Together! Seodaemun Plogging," a part of the district's citizen climate action initiative.

Plogging is a compound word of the Swedish term "plocka upp," meaning "to pick up," and the English word "jogging," referring to the act of picking up trash while jogging.

The district lends kits so that residents can conduct plogging anytime, with their preferred members, time, and place. The kit consists of large tongs, small tongs, a vest, gloves, and bags.

The kits can be borrowed for free by simply filling out an application at Seodaemun-gu Gidae Space (15 Eungam-ro 2-gil). Groups such as acquaintances, elementary school parent associations, and university volunteer clubs can participate, and up to 100 kits can be borrowed depending on availability.

Lee Seongheon, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, "As we lend tools for free so that citizens can take the lead and practice environmental protection from their own positions, we ask for much interest and participation in plogging, which will be a small step toward saving the environment."

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