Bags of bottles, cans, plastic, and all sorts of waste, and even two large kitchen knives: the first eco-day of the new season, organized by Asd Podismo with the collaboration of the municipal administration, the Barracellare company, and a growing number of volunteers, was full of surprises.

For the "Parcorrendo" sporting event, which will be held today from 6 pm, runners and volunteers have been clearing the ditches along the foothill road up to the Velodrome area.

In just under two hours, the participants in the environmental day collected dozens of bags of trash, picking up everything that uncivilized people throw out of their car windows. There were bags containing all kinds of unsorted waste, including tires, car bumpers, and all kinds of ferrous metal.

"We've been organizing these events for years now," explains Giuseppe Scioni, president of ASD Podismo Sarroch. "Besides our passion for running, our group is united by a commitment to doing something good for our community and the environment . By running, we experience firsthand the incivility of those who persist in dumping all kinds of waste in the countryside. Seeing our land so defaced, we can't remain indifferent. We'll soon be organizing more events to clean up other areas of Sarroch."