Let's Do It World Conference January 26-29, 2023

The Let’s Do It World Global Cleanup Conference registration is open to all. Held annually, the 2023 theme is embodying Unity.

StaffJanuary 23, 2023 Comment

Clean Up The Lake Expands To Eastern Sierra

The Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) dive team that completed the 72 mile SCUBA cleanup of Lake Tahoe in 2021-2022, has just finished months of work establishing strategic partnerships in the Mammoth Lakes region

StaffJanuary 20, 2023

Environmental Educator at WILDCOAST Jules Jackson

Jules Jackson is one of two Environmental Educator’s of the Year for 2022.

WILDCOAST supports a clean environment in California and Mexico.

StaffJanuary 18, 2023Comment

New South Wales Australia Single Use Plastics ban started in November

There are less than 4 weeks until the NSW Government’s ban on certain single-use plastic items, which comes into effect on 1 November 2022.

StaffJanuary 15, 2023

Giving a Cleanup Gift to Your Community this Holiday Season.

As the holiday season approaches, many people are focused on shopping, cooking, and spending time with loved ones. But while the holidays are a time for celebration, they can also be a time to give back to our communities. One great way to do this is by participating in local cleanups.

Michael KarapetianJanuary 13, 2023Comment

Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District holds Plogging event with World CleanUp Day

The Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District was a bustling hub of activity on World CleanUp Day. The air was crisp and clear, and a sense of excitement and determination permeated the area as volunteers gathered to take part in the annual global cleanup.

StaffJanuary 12, 2023Comment

Innovative Trash Solution for Keeping the Outdoors Clean

If you’ve spent much time outdoors, you’ll know how frustratingly messy and bulky any trash you carry can get. That is where the inspiration came for Matt Butler from KEA Outdoors.

StaffJanuary 11, 2023

Zero Waste Lifestyle

Should we consume less or waste less? Päl Martensson with Zero Waste International Association.

Pal MartenssonJanuary 10, 2023Comment

Fast Five with Bryan Grochowski, among the world’s top litter ‘picker uppers’

Top 25 of the world on Litterati, an app that aims to create a litter-free world and keeps a record of every piece of litter picked up by users.

StaffJanuary 9, 2023Comment

The Fight Against Microplastics

Concerns about microplastics are not new. They’ve been growing for more than a decade. Over the past two years, however, many creative solutions have emerged to address the problem on a local level, ranging from hoovering beaches to shooting bubbles up from river bottoms.

StaffJanuary 8, 2023

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked To Microplastics In Your Gut

Scientists around the world have been ringing alarm bells about microplastics, tiny particles now found in pregnant people’s bodies, in the deepest reaches of the Earth’s oceans and unfortunately, your gut.

Jacob MooreJanuary 7, 2023

When the Rubber Hits the Road... It Doesn't Disappear

Air and microplastic pollution from car tires is significant and environmentally pervasive – and as yet unregulated

StaffJanuary 6, 2023

Paint Is The Largest Source Of Microplastics In The Ocean, Study Finds

Particles of paint account for more than half (58%) of all the microplastics that end up in the world’s oceans and waterways every year, according to a new study.

The study by the Swiss-based Environmental Action (EA) claims that far more paint is leaking into the oceans than previously thought.

Clean TrailsJanuary 5, 2023

Tripee: Eco-Tourism and Social Responsibility

Griss Hurtado, the owner of Tripee, has been inviting volunteers to hop aboard kayaks to “fish” for trash that rainwater washes from the banks of the Escanela River down into the Jalpan Dam.

Clean UpJenny BrandtJanuary 4, 2023eco tourism, cleanupComment