World Cleanup Day 2023 Announcement
Rotary Unites Johannesburg to Combat the Global Waste Crisis!
World Cleanup Day aims to raise awareness about the waste (particularly plastic) that is polluting our lands, forests, rivers, lakes and oceans around the world. It is also the largest annual single-day action and unites millions of volunteers and thousands of governments, corporations and organizations across 191 countries. But this world-changing idea began in the small northern European country of Estonia, in 2008 when 50,000 people united to clean up the entire country in just five hours. On that day, a global bottom-up civic movement was born and spread like wildfire around the globe. This captured the imaginations of people worldwide, who were inspired to follow suit with the same ambitious ‘one country, one-day’ formula.
In Johannesburg, time is running out for our rivers and green spaces that support indispensable biological communities and help to increase city resilience to climate change. Urban development and our behaviour is putting them under extreme pressure and as a result they are severely degraded. We have to act fast and as a community to clean, rehabilitate and save one of our most beautiful and valuable resources.
Rotary Unites Johannesburg to Combat the Global Waste Crisis!
The first batch of cleanup locations have been agreed. The map illustrates where these are. Click it to expand.
Below the map is a Location & Registration button. Click it to view detailed pages per location. These contain information about each location, a location map and a free registration form. Use these to choose a location and register for to participate.
Please support the All Spruits – World Cleanup Day by making a donation towards the costs.
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