Recycling flash mob descends on Canadian food court

To raise recycling awareness, a flash mob infiltrates the food court of a Quebec shopping mall and waits for a good, green Samaritan to come along.

Thu, Mar 24 2011 at 6:37 PM

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Plastic water bottles in a recycling bin.

Photo: Mr. T in DC/Flickr

Ever seen a recycling-happy flash mob in action? Although the video below doesn’t directly touch on the topic of “your home,” it was just too good for me to pass up.

That said, I’m not normally into flash mob videos or flash mobs, in general. They make me nervous. I’m claustrophobic, scare easily, and I'm not exactly a huge fan of large crowds, especially rowdy ones or ones that break out into song-and-dance routines. I like to avoid sudden, evacuation-causing performances in public places whenever possible, thank you very much.

But this video, depicting an elaborate stunt that revolves around a plastic bottle dumped on the floor of a bustling food court in a Quebecois shopping mall, has a wonderful message: good, green deeds don’t go unnoticed. Still, if I were the “heroine” of this video, I’d probably scream and run away. She handles the big reveal at the end rather gracefully. And hey, at least there isn't any dancing involved.

The team at Testé sur des Humains, a French Canadian talk/variety show orchestrated and filmed the stunt. Take a look: