CLEAN-UP DAY
A Clean-Up Day improves the health of a local environment and it promotes awareness and collective responsibility for a cleaner planet.
USEFUL FOR
Volunteers and operators in the organisations
TYPE OF TOOL
Good Practice
Group Activity
DURATION
Min. 1 hour, up to the time you have (e.g. a full day, a few times a day during a week etc.)
MAIN FIELDS OF ACTION
Green Actions
Sustainability
Taking Action
RELATED SDG
13 - Climate Action
14 - Life Below Water
15 - Life On Land
DESCRIPTION
This activity can be done individually or, for an even better experience, as a group.
Pick one day where you and your group (friends, school group, family etc.) are available and decide on where you want to implement your action – what do you want to clean up?
There are many options: a beach, a park, your neighbourhood, your school, a certain building, a sports ground, a river, a parking lot and many more.
You need the following:
- Time
- Garbage bags
- Gloves
- Litter pickers
- Information about where you can recycle the garbage you found
The aim is to walk around in the area you choose and collect as much litter as possible in the time you have. Pick up all the garbage that you can find, put it into your garbage bags and at the end, take it to your local recycling centre.
The result is a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment that you will be able to enjoy much more.