Clean, Green Superhero Dog Fights Garbage in Chile

2022-06-10

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  • Sam may not look like most superheroes.
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  • After all, he is a dog.
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  • He has four legs and fur.
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  • But, like all superheroes, Sam has a superpower.
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  • His special skill is collecting waste, or garbage, to set a good example for visitors.
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  • Sam uses his superpower to help clean a large park in Chile's capital city, Santiago.
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  • He even wears a green cape - a piece of clothing that many superheroes wear.
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  • Sam's superpower started with walks in Santiago's Metropolitan Park with his owner, Gonzalo Chiang.
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  • Chiang said he and the dog would find and pick up a lot of garbage along the way - from plastic bottles to face coverings.
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  • Chiang said, "From that, the need to come prepared to take away the garbage that we found on each visit arose."
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  • In just one month, Sam and Chiang collected 602 face coverings, 585 bottles and 304 cans.
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  • Chiang said, "The walk is a good opportunity to clean, rather than litter."
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  • To litter means to throw or leave garbage on the ground in a public place.
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  • Park officials were pleased with Sam and Chiang's effort.
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  • In fact, they decided to use Sam's image for their campaign urging visitors to take better care of the park.
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  • Artist Catalina Aravena turned Sam into a cartoon character.
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  • A cartoon is a series of designs, or drawings, that tell a story.
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  • Sam's story is called "Sam: The Parquemet Superhero."
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  • Parquemet is what most locals call Santiago's Metropolitan Park.
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  • Aravena said the cartoon "became much more widespread than expected."
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  • She added, "It reached different schools and it has been spread very well on social media."
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  • Park officials launched anti-littering campaigns last year.
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  • They urged food and drink sellers within the park to use glass containers instead of plastic and to sort garbage into separate containers.
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  • Eduardo Villalobos is the park's acting director.
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  • He said Sam and Gonzalo have "inspired" park leaders to strengthen their efforts related to educating the public and collecting waste.
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  • I'm Gregory Stachel.
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  • Sam may not look like most superheroes. After all, he is a dog. He has four legs and fur. But, like all superheroes, Sam has a superpower. His special skill is collecting waste, or garbage, to set a good example for visitors.
  • 2
  • Sam uses his superpower to help clean a large park in Chile's capital city, Santiago. He even wears a green cape - a piece of clothing that many superheroes wear.
  • 3
  • Sam's superpower started with walks in Santiago's Metropolitan Park with his owner, Gonzalo Chiang. Chiang said he and the dog would find and pick up a lot of garbage along the way - from plastic bottles to face coverings.
  • 4
  • Chiang said, "From that, the need to come prepared to take away the garbage that we found on each visit arose."
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  • In just one month, Sam and Chiang collected 602 face coverings, 585 bottles and 304 cans.
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  • Chiang said, "The walk is a good opportunity to clean, rather than litter." To litter means to throw or leave garbage on the ground in a public place.
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  • Park officials were pleased with Sam and Chiang's effort. In fact, they decided to use Sam's image for their campaign urging visitors to take better care of the park.
  • 8
  • Artist Catalina Aravena turned Sam into a cartoon character. A cartoon is a series of designs, or drawings, that tell a story. Sam's story is called "Sam: The Parquemet Superhero." Parquemet is what most locals call Santiago's Metropolitan Park.
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  • Aravena said the cartoon "became much more widespread than expected." She added, "It reached different schools and it has been spread very well on social media."
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  • Park officials launched anti-littering campaigns last year. They urged food and drink sellers within the park to use glass containers instead of plastic and to sort garbage into separate containers.
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  • Eduardo Villalobos is the park's acting director. He said Sam and Gonzalo have "inspired" park leaders to strengthen their efforts related to educating the public and collecting waste.
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  • I'm Gregory Stachel.
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  • Rodrigo Gutierrez reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • park - n. a piece of public land in or near a city that is kept free of houses and other buildings and can be used for pleasure and exercise
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  • arise - v. to begin to occur or to exist
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  • inspire - v. to make (someone) want to do something: to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create
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