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#EUBeachCleanup 2024

Global campaign for clean, plastic-free oceans

  • 53 countries
  • 367 events
  • 12,000 volunteers
  • 50 tonnes and 760 bags of litter

What’s the #EUBeachCleanup?

Every year, the European Union, in partnership with the United Nations and the Smurfs, organises an ocean-activism and awareness-raising campaign - #EUBeachCleanup - featuring beach, river banks and various clean-up events across the world.

In 2024, 12,000 volunteers took part in 367 events in 53 countries across all inhabited continents. 

Clean-ups play a crucial role in advancing multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing environmental degradation, promoting sustainable consumption and production, protecting biodiversity, improving public health, and fostering community engagement and collaboration.

The campaign aims to raise awareness about marine pollution, and how our habits impact our ocean. It is estimated that up to 37 million tonnes of plastic waste will reach the ocean annually by 2040.

 

News

  • News announcement

On 29 August 2024, as part of the Danube Delta Summer School, organised by the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development (INCDDD) in collaboration with the International Association for Danube Research (IAD), over 30 participants from eight countries came together for

  • 2 min read
#EUBeachCLeanup event in Podgorica, organised by the EU Delegation in Montenegro
  • News blog

And that’s a wrap on the 2023 #EUBeachCleanup campaign! 44 countries, 555 events, 45,700 participants, and 183,094 kg of waste collected across all inhabited continents. An incredible year that saw the involvement of so many more citizens, NGOs, EU institutions, Climate Pact Ambassadors,

  • 3 min read

Contact

Email
EU-Beach-Cleanatec [dot] europa [dot] eu