Her Exercise? Picking Up Everyone\'s Litter

When Lauren spots a wad of toilet paper on the hiking trail, she doesn’t step over it in disgust. She puts on gloves and picks it up.

Then, to the embarrassment of her friends, she scurries to the top of a rock to shout, “Who is littering my playground?”

Ms. Deeley, 33, represents a new type of eco-warrior who practices plogging—picking...