Los Angeles resident completes 700 days of Cleaning sidewalks

Juan E. Naula cleaned a trash-covered sidewalk in Los Angeles to mark his 700th day of daily city cleaning.

Naula documents his work on Instagram by showing the condition of public areas before and after he removes debris. He collects enough waste in a single session to fill a truck. His efforts have prompted viewers to comment on the lack of city maintenance and the fact that litter often reappears the following day.

The creator uses his social media presence to encourage others to participate in community cleaning. While Naula works independently, other groups have organized larger efforts, such as a volunteer project in Texas that removed 43,000 pounds of trash from a lot. In Philadelphia, dumped trash resulted in nearly 9 million dollars in costs for taxpayers.