Cleaning up with GPS technology

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Cleaning up with GPS technology

May 08, 2008
By Chris Brown

COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Thousands more people than expected turned up for the massive volunteer trash pick up event.

TALLINN - One of the most impressive feats of grassroots organization in Estonian history has been successfully concluded after tens of thousands of people took to the streets to pick up trash. Teeme Ara (Let’s do it), gathered – and properly disposed of – thousands of tons of waste at illegal dump sites spread around Estonia. The event involved a huge amount of planning and coordination. It came together on May 3 as nearly 50,000 people scoured Estonia collecting refuse.&nbs ...

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