Britain wins litter-picking World Cup with load of rubbish

Members of team UK pose with their victory trophy at an award ceremony during a trash picking competition known as "Spogomi World Cup" in Tokyo, Japan November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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.

The teams of three from countries as far afield as Australia and Brazil scoured the streets of Shibuya and Omotesando for 90 minutes over two sessions looking for waste and then sorting what they had found into appropriate categories.