On August 27, the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, together with the ProRun running school and Sanfa, organized the UZPLOGGING ecological race.



The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Ecology Jusipbek Kazbekov, representatives of partner organizations, media and participants.

"Since the establishment of the Ministry of Ecology, great attention has been paid to organizing plogging," said Jussipbek Kazbekov at the opening of the event. "Because plogging is aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle and shaping an environmental culture among the population, explaining that rubbish should only be disposed of in designated areas, and that our main responsibility is to keep nature clean," added J. Kazbekov.



The event began with a meeting of plogging participants near the collection point in the Eco Park. Despite the rainy day, participants ran more than 3 kilometers, collecting plastic waste along the way.



Each participant received a special medal made of recycled plastic and a t-shirt. Participants who collected the most waste by weight became winners.
It is worth noting that during the day, the participants collected about 150 kilograms of plastic waste. According to the results of plogging, 1st place was taken by Sukhrob Ruzaliev (14.2 kg), 2nd place - by Ruzimboy Yuldoshboev (14.2 kg), 3rd place - by Mirazim Makhmudov (9.34 kg).

The winners received cash certificates from the plogging partner, Sanoat-Kurilish Bank:
1st place - 1,000,000 soums;
2nd place - 1,000,000 soums;
3rd place - 1,000,000 soums.

Also, within the framework of plogging, Dinara Okhunova collected the most plastic in 1 hour (6.66 kg). She was awarded a cash prize of 500,000 soums.

For information, the Ministry of Ecology constantly conducts mass collection of waste (plogging). In particular, during the previous plogging, participants collected more than 300 kilograms of plastic waste in one day.

It is worth noting that Sanfa company will produce a geomembrane for watering places for wild animals in Karakalpakstan from the collected plastic.