These TikTok Videos Show All Kinds Of Nasty Garbage Being Pulled From Vancouver Waters

It's a whole lot of gross.

Staff Writer

If you've ever wondered how dirty our oceans can get, well look no further than the insane amount of garbage collected in these TikTok videos.

Over the past weekend, Henry Wang posted a pair of videos after doing a dive at the Shipyards at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver.

In the first video, Wang sets the scene giving a shoutout to his fellow divers who took to the waters with him to pick out any trash that may be hiding underneath.

@cleanerlakes Over 1300 lbs of trash taken out of the ocean today. 😎 ##trash ##trashtok ##scuba
♬ original sound - Henry Wang

Then after their hunt, Wang posted a second video confirming that the group had collected 1,362 pounds of trash. Wang showed off about 34 chairs, three shopping cards, 10 tires and a crab trap.

@cleanerlakes This is a better shot. 1,362 lbs. (618kg). Taken out of Lonsdale Quay ##trash ##trashtok ##scuba
♬ original sound - Henry Wang

While seeing all this garbage may not be good news to some, Wang referred to being surrounded by the results of the successful mission as his "happy place."

However, this isn't the first time Wang has gone diving for trash. His TikTok account features several videos of himself and the group Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans, who perform cleanup dives like this one on a regular basis.

  • Emily Silva was a Vancouver-based Associate Editor at Narcity Canada. She worked on the Trending Desk covering everything from what's trending across the country to what's happening near you. Originally from Cambridge, Ontario, Emily recently switched things up by making a move to the West coast. For the past four years Emily worked as an assignment reporter and writer at CTV News Kitchener. She also held previous roles at MuchMusic and Rogers TV. Emily graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University with a minor in Sociology.

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