They gathered 91 pieces of plastic within 10 minutes.[1] Her grandfather further told her how the trash ends up as plastic soup.[10] The said incident triggered her environmental initiative, and at 7 years old, she started Lilly's Plastic Pickup. Through Lilly's Plastic Cleanup she picks up litter and sorts them meticulously. She posts them on social media so as to raise awareness on the issue.[8] Over the years Platt has picked up more than 100,000 pieces of trash, ranging from bottles, cigarette packets, drink cartons etc.