“Tribute to Rotterdam's 'Laughing Gas Man': 25,000 Cartridge Statue Unveiled”

On his scooter, he drove through Rotterdam South every day, armed with a grab, magnet and enormous perseverance. Eric Alblas, known as the “laughing gas man of Rotterdam”, spent years cleaning up litter in the city of Meuse. His specialization eventually became keeping the streets clean of nitrous oxide cartridges.