Welcome to World Cleanup Day, a day of hope and action! 🌎💚
It’s a special time when people all over the world come together to clean up litter and waste, making our planet a cleaner and happier place for everyone!
World Cleanup Day has a fascinating history that started with a single cleanup event in Estonia in 2008 and evolved into a global movement.
Let’s Do It Estonia : Back in 2008, a group of Estonian environmental activists initiated a country-wide cleanup campaign called “Let’s Do It 2008” .
Success in Estonia: The cleanup campaign was an outstanding success, far surpassing its initial goals. The volunteers managed to remove a staggering 10,000 tons of illegal waste from forests, parks, roadsides, and other areas across the country, an equivalent of enough to fill more than 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools!Â
Global Inspiration : Since then, World Cleanup Day has been celebrated annually on the third Saturday of September, with 20 millions of volunteers participating in cleanup activities across approximately 190 countries.
The 2022 cleanup resulted in the collection of 60 000 tons of waste was gathered by volunteers donating 30 million hours in just one day. It’s comparable to the weight of about 10,000 cars, parked in a gigantic parking lot!
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