In Kharkiv, eco-activist Artem Prykhodko launched the Clean eco-challenge to clean up litter in the city's forests and waterways and collected three plastic bags of bottles and other garbage from the river.
Other volunteers have already joined the campaign, including Viktor Dvornikov, who, together with his children, collected three bags of plastic bottles and aluminum cans from the river in 20 minutes, he wrote on his Facebook page.
He emphasized the poor condition of the river. After all, an oil slick remained on its shore after an enemy attack on an oil depot on February 9. There is also a strong unpleasant odor near the water.
"If we can catch even a little bit of garbage and make it our tradition, I think we can change a lot," said Dvornikov.
He called on other Kharkiv residents to join the action.
Other activists supported the challenge. So the user Khrystyna Sazonova shared a photo of the first bag of plastic and glass waste that she removed from the Lopan River.
Prykhodko urged to use gloves during cleaning and to take care of one's own safety in the realities of war.
"In war zones or occupied territories, it is better to refrain from a challenge," he wrote.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that environmental activist Artem Prykhodko said that on February 15, Kharkiv began effective cleaning of rivers from 3,000 tons of oil products that had been released into the environment as a result of the enemy shelling of the oil depot on February 9. The spread of oil slicks was stopped due to the simultaneous use of protective booms and sorbents.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Kharkiv, the Trash killer garbage collector cleared the Udy River of 43 tons of various garbage in 2 years.
