The Great Global Cleanup Targets Expansion to 192 Countries

EARTHDAY.ORG’s The Great Global Cleanup, a worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from neighborhoods, beaches, rivers, lakes, trails, and parks—reducing waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats and preventing harm to wildlife and humans, returns in April. Since its inception, The Great Global Cleanup has provided opportunities for individuals and organizations to tackle local mismanaged waste and make positive, tangible impacts on our environment. This year, the initiative aims to reach new heights with cleanups in 192 countries across the globe.

 

Presenting partners of The Great Global Cleanup include World Cleanup Day, Let’s Do It World, National Cleanup Day and Keep America Beautiful. Thousands of partners, individuals and small groups are encouraged to unite to create clean communities. Individuals are encouraged to search the map for nearby cleanups or create their own solo or small group cleanups near where they live and work. Cleanup partners can register events and invite volunteers to their cleanups via The Great Global Cleanup live map. Cleanup events will be added to the map as needed.

 

EARTHDAY.ORG President Kathleen Rogers says, “From harming marine and human health to clogging our waterways and littering communities, plastic pollution is threatening the survival of our shared planet. Cleanups are just one way individuals can get involved to combat this critical issue. For Earth Day 2022, ‘Invest in our planet’ means taking action and participating in community measures to help solve the issue of mismanaged waste.”