Results were impressive with more than 60 volunteers in attendance alongside Mayor Paul Anthony Courtney, Councilmembers Marilyn Dyer-Kruse and Tim Silva on Saturday 9/18 for the “National Clean-Up Day,” and the “Love Your Byways Event,” in the City of Barstow.
Read MoreThe Summer 2021 Wild Keepers Term has wrapped up and the final numbers are in! Since June, Will Keeper Ambassadors around the world picked up 54,467 pounds of trash from the wild! Bring the running total of pounds picked up by this community to 536,097 pounds.
Read MoreFor the UN Secretary-General, the benefits of making cities more environmentally friendly are “enormous”, and include reduced climate risk, more jobs, and better health and well-being.
Read MoreAmarillo is a little cleaner now – actually a lot cleaner.
Amarillo residents across four neighborhoods joined together on Sept. 18 to collect more than 72 tons of trash and waste – a monumental effort that was part of National CleanUp Day.
Read MoreAfter more than a year of suspending in-person activities during the pandemic, tens of thousands of Californians turned out to take part in the 37th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state’s largest annual volunteer event organized by the California Coastal Commission.
Read Morenfants have more microplastics in their faeces than adults, a study has found.
Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5mm in size that have been released into the environment from the breakage of bigger plastic objects.
Read MoreAmarillo Cleaned Up a Lot of Trash in Our Area
Woah it's crazy to think and to see how much trash we accumulate. Walk down any alley in Amarillo or drive down any street on trash day. You know what I am talking about. Now imagine a lot of that trash blowing on the streets of Amarillo.
Read MoreGirl Scout Cadette Isabella Taylor talked with talked with Abby Turpin from Keep America Beautiful who chose to base her Silver Award project around plogging.
Read MoreThe commercial fishing industry is growing at an unsustainable pace and, coupled with climate change, is at risk of collapse. From fresh sushi to a family meal, and even cattle feed, many consume ocean species in various forms, but how is waste affecting this already depleting resource?
Read MoreWorld Cleanup Day occurs on the third Saturday of every September, and we see cleanup initiatives taking place around the world. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest growing regions of the world and is at the forefront of the global waste crisis.
Read MoreFor the third year, EARTHDAY.ORG and Let’s Do It World have partnered to tackle the global issue of mismanaged waste.
Read MoreNational CleanUp Day®, the annual event that takes place the third Saturday of every September, will return for year five on September 18.
Read MoreThe clean-up exercise is organized by Let’s Do It Kenya, Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), National Olympics Committee of Kenya and partners.
Read MoreLeaders from the United States talk about National CleanUp Day and World CleanUp Day. There are many more motivational cleanup and sustainability stories. If you are a Mayor, local leader, non-profit or have a good story to talk about, please email us at info@cleanupnews.org
Read MoreThe Mayor of San Diego talks about National CleanUp Day and encourages people from all over the United States and the world to participate.
Read MoreKaren Spiegel talks about World CleanUp Day and National CleanUp Day and urges residents to participate. Very nicely done.
Read MoreThe national day of service will attract thousands of participants nationwide to help clean their local areas of litter.
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AdoptOneBlock is one of several groups attracting volunteers who are concerned about the trash piling up around the city.
Read MoreTread Lightly!, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting responsible outdoor recreation through stewardship and educational programs today announced Glacier Country Tourism (GCT) its newest Official Partner.
NATIONAL CLEANUP DAY RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 18
The national day of service will attract thousands of participants nationwide to help clean their local areas of litter
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