With more than 48,000 subscribers on Tik Tok in just a few months, Ludovic, a 45-year-old Parisian garbage collector could not imagine reaching so many people by talking about his profession.
“I needed to share my passion.
I chose to be a garbage collector because that's how I think I can be useful in taking action against pollution.
It is a real vocation for me ”, he testifies in front of our camera.
By posting photos and videos showing the state of our streets before and after his sweep, Ludovic especially wants to educate young people about recycling and respect for the environment.
Every day before taking up duty in the 1st arrondissement of the capital, the new eco-friendly garbage collector of Tik Tok connects to the application to make a first live, before putting on his fluorescent chasuble and starting his tour. in the neighborhood.
Broom and long pincers in hand, he walks the streets, on the lookout for the smallest garbage lying on the ground.
And he picks up rubbish with a shovel.
“When I see people throwing anything, anywhere, I tell myself that there is a real urgency to call out to everyone.
Thanks to Tik Tok, I try to get the message out to as many people as possible.
It is so important.
One Earth, we only have one.
And she's crumbling under garbage.
It's unbearable !
".
When he spots a particularly dirty area, he takes his smartphone out of his pocket, puts it on the ground and films himself in the middle of a cleaning operation.
"This is to show that if our garbage collectors were not there, the city would quickly be a mountain of waste".
