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British Team Crowned “Litter Picking Champs” at SpoGomi World Cup

  • Britain earned 9,046 points to win the first-ever SpoGomi World Cup crown.

    Britain earned 9,046 points to win the first-ever SpoGomi World Cup crown.

  • Each team developed unique strategies, like focusing on entertainment areas or side streets. This photo shows the Italian team searching for litter along dining-heavy district Shibuya Yokochō.

    Each team developed unique strategies, like focusing on entertainment areas or side streets. This photo shows the Italian team searching for litter along dining-heavy district Shibuya Yokochō.

  • Some teams developed a strategy of focusing on high-point items like cigarette butts.

    Some teams developed a strategy of focusing on high-point items like cigarette butts.

  • The British Team crossing the finish line at United Nations University with its load of litter.

    The British Team crossing the finish line at United Nations University with its load of litter.

  • Collected garbage was only awarded points after it was separated, which posed challenges for some teams from countries where regulations for disposing of trash are not as strict as in Japan.

    Collected garbage was only awarded points after it was separated, which posed challenges for some teams from countries where regulations for disposing of trash are not as strict as in Japan.

  • Points were awarded for every 100 grams of trash collected, with teams earning 10 for burnable or unburnable waste, 12 points for glass bottles and metal cans, 25 points for PET bottles, and 150 points for cigarette butts.

    Points were awarded for every 100 grams of trash collected, with teams earning 10 for burnable or unburnable waste, 12 points for glass bottles and metal cans, 25 points for PET bottles, and 150 points for cigarette butts.

  • The Japanese team hailed from Niigata and was unfamiliar with the layout of Shibuya, but used their three years of SpoGomi experience to good advantage.

    The Japanese team hailed from Niigata and was unfamiliar with the layout of Shibuya, but used their three years of SpoGomi experience to good advantage.

  • The championship succeeded in removing a total of 548 kilograms of garbage from the streets.

    The championship succeeded in removing a total of 548 kilograms of garbage from the streets.

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