Clean-up (environment)

A cleanup or clean-up is a form of environmental volunteering where a group of people get together to pick-up and dispose of litter in a designated location.[1][2][3][4] Cleanups can take place on a street, in a neighborhood, at a park, on a water stream, or other public spaces.[5] Cleanup events are often volunteer run.[1] The cleanup volunteers make sure the waste picked-up is disposed of in its appropriate place.[5] Cleanup events are often community-centered and led.[6]

For other uses, see Cleanup (disambiguation).
Volunteers at recycling center Sure We Can clean-up McKibbin Street on Earth Day, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic litter picking participation has greatly increased in the UK. [7] There are a vast range of reasons that people take part in litter picking activities. These include: clearing up unsightly areas; protecting wildlife; keeping people safe, connecting with nature, finding valuables, being part of a community, mental & physical health benefits and acting to protect the environment. [8]



See also

References
  1. Hudson, Edward (1972-04-30). "Volunteers Pluck Litter From Park". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. Miller, Anne (2011-12-14). "Volunteers Lend Hand on Gowanus Cleanup". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. Garcia, Sandra E. (2019-01-08). "'It Belongs to All of Us': Volunteers Help Clean Up National Parks in Shutdown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. Bruyere, B. and Rappe, S. (2007) Identifying the motivations of environmental volunteers. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 1, 50(4): 503-16.
  5. Gianluca Mezzofiore (2019-11-15). "How hundreds of young adults mobilized to clean up Venice amid devastating flooding". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  6. Leah Asmelash. "Volunteers remove more than 9,000 lbs of trash from Tennessee River". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  7. "Positive News (W3C)".
  8. "Why Do People Litter Pick (W3C)".
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