This 77-Year-Old Man Goes Around His Neighborhood Picking Up Approximately 15 Pounds Of Litter Every Week

It’s no secret that climate change has become an urgent topic being discussed by people all around the world right now.
People at home are constantly searching for small ways to help take care of our planet and doing their part in recycling, reducing waste, etc.
One man in Plymouth, Minnesota, is going above and beyond to help our environment. Every week, 77-year-old Doug Eichten makes it his mission to collect at least 15 pounds of litter from a busy road in his neighborhood.
Residents can see Doug using his Nifty Nabber to pick up everything he can find.
This includes bottles, cigarette boxes, fast food containers, and even the occasional dirty diaper he finds while walking down the two-mile stretch of Bass Road.
Although his goal is to pick up at least 15 pounds of trash, he’s often able to pick up more than that.
“Nothing surprises me with this trash thing anymore. The volume of it continues to be unbelievable,” Doug told CBS Minnesota.
Doug has been picking up trash and litter at least six days a week over the last five years. Doug doesn’t do his daily cleanup for looks.
He does it to try and preserve local wildlife, as well as the overall well-being of our planet.

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“All of this stuff, on a decent rain, goes into the storm sewers, into the ponds, into the creeks, heads for the Mississippi. And God forbid, it makes its way to the Gulf of Mexico,” Doug continued.
“It endangers wildlife. It’s more about that than it is the look of it.”
Doug has picked up so much for so long that he’s gone through at least four Nifty Nabbers! Still, it remains his tool of choice.
Doug hopes that his efforts to make his surroundings clear of litter will help teach future generations to be more mindful of their local environment.
“I hope it’s used with the children as a teaching moment. Because there’s no need for it and it should be unacceptable,” Doug explained.
“You can complain about these things, or you can do something about them.”
Doug has accumulated a team of friends that have set out to help him with his daily clean-up, including his neighbor Carolyn Dutton.
Now, Hennepin County has named the two-mile stretch of highway after “Doug Eichten and Friends.”
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