These senior women love cleaning trash from ponds on Cape Cod
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On Cape Cod, a group of women known as OLAUG -- Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage -- spend their days diving into ponds to collect trash and find peace beneath the surface.
Breakdown
- America produces nearly five pounds of trash per person daily, some of which ends up in waterways. 2s
- A group of women over 65, called OLOG, clean trash from Cape Cod ponds. 27s
- Since 2018, OLOG has removed three tons of trash from local ponds. 1m 9s
- Members describe the activity as both adventurous and meditative, fostering friendship and purpose. 1m 27s
- Psychologists note that such group activities provide a sense of meaning and mental well-being. 2m 4s