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☆ Britain wins litter-picking World Cup with load of rubbish
  + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] Members of team UK sort out garbage which they collected during a trash picking competition known as "Spogomi World Cup" in Tokyo, Japan November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Britain came out on top when 21 teams from around the world gathered in Tokyo this week to collect litter in the inaugural SpoGomi World Cup, an initiative aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues. "Sometimes it was really hard because there wasn't really that much trash," said Team USA member Beatrice Hernandez. Organisers the Nippon Foundation said the World Cup had been held to raise awareness of environmental issues, in particular that of plastic pollution in the oceans. The second World Cup is planned for 2025.
Persons: Kim Kyung, we're, Sarah Parry, It's, Japan's, Beatrice Hernandez, Mitsuyuki Unno, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, USA, Nippon Foundation, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Britain, Australia, Brazil, Shibuya, Omotesando
☆ Britain Wins Litter-Picking World Cup With Load of Rubbish
  + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain came out on top when 21 teams from around the world gathered in Tokyo this week to collect litter in the inaugural SpoGomi World Cup, an initiative aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues. Britain's team, "The North Will Rise Again", beat the host Japanese trio into second place by earning 9,046.1 points for collecting 57.27 kilograms (126.26 lbs) of rubbish. "Sometimes it was really hard because there wasn't really that much trash," said Team USA member Beatrice Hernandez. Organisers the Nippon Foundation said the World Cup had been held to raise awareness of environmental issues, in particular that of plastic pollution in the oceans. The second World Cup is planned for 2025.
Persons: we're, Sarah Parry, It's, Japan's, Beatrice Hernandez, Mitsuyuki Unno, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: USA, Nippon Foundation, Reuters Locations: TOKYO, Britain, Tokyo, Australia, Brazil, Shibuya, Omotesando, Japan
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