I tried litter picking for the first time (and why you should too)

Let's talk about people littering on hiking trails, and what we hikers, backpackers and wild campers can do to help. Check out my video about leave no trace:    • The most important rules to follow when hi...   I don't know about you, but whenever I go for a hike, I find trash somewhere. Sometimes quite a lot of it. In this video I take you on a litter picking hike in a popular area of the Peak District to do some good, talk about the litter problem, and show that it isn't too hard to organise one for yourself (once you've learnt from my mistakes). This is about the (mainly plastic) litter polluting our wildlife, why it's there, the challenges in fixing it, and realistic ways we can all help. Useful resources and organisations: https://thebmc.co.uk/en/big-clean-up-... BMC's anti fly camping group:   / cleancamping   https://www.trashfreetrails.org/state... https://www.trashfreetrails.org/dio https://www.righttoroam.org.uk https://www.citytosea.org.uk/about-ci... https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/learn... (archived, but the link below is a similar scheme) https://www.peakmountaineering.com/pr... Simon Clark's recycling video:    • Does recycling even do anything?   ⛺️ Check out my website: https://www.fareweld.com ✧ Socials ✧ instagram:   / fareweld   tiktok:   / fareweld   patreon:   / fareweld   business email: [email protected] Join this channel to get access to membership perks:    / @fareweld   ✧ Timestamps: Hikers have a littering problem ✧ 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Why I'm litter picking on a hike (the litter problem) 01:12 - Why is there more trash on hiking trails? 03:04 - Why do people litter? 03:30 - Why hikers have a littering problem 04:35 - Why we should clean up rubbish when hiking (broken window theory) 05:55 - The public perception of hikers 06:36 - Why it isn't easy to help 07:40 - Land ownership (and lack of access) 09:46 - Why it's hard to organise a litter pick (bureaucracy) 13:31 - Lack of education around litter and trash 14:34 - Climate anxiety and feeling hopeless 15:20 - The solutions to littering 16:01 - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle 17:51 - How to do a solo litter pick (especially on a day hike) 20:43 - What we can do as individuals 21:44 - Deposit return scheme 24:05 - Small positive changes (good news) 24:56 - Why I'm picking up trash for free ✧ Affiliate link ✧ Get 30% off your AllTrails subscription: https://alltrails.pxf.io/c/5880165/20... #dayhike #hiking #litterpicking #plasticpollution ‪@ThebmcCoUkteam‬ ‪@righttoroam‬ ‪@SimonClark‬ ‪@trashfreetrails‬ ‪@citytosea‬