picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
Refers to the activity of collecting discarded trash, often as a volunteer or community cleanup effort.
毎週土曜日に公園でごみ拾いをしています。
I pick up trash in the park every Saturday.
海岸のごみ拾いに参加しませんか。
Would you like to join the beach cleanup?
Katakana spelling of ごみ is also seen.
Compound of ごみ (trash) and 拾い (picking up), the noun form of 拾う (to pick up).