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class="ecl-banner__description-text">Global campaign for clean, plastic-free oceans</span></p></div></div></div></section> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-u-mb-2xl"> <a id="paragraph_1087"></a> <div class="ecl"><h2>What’s the #EUBeachCleanup?</h2><p>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.</p><p>In 2023, 45,700 participants took part in 555 events, in 44 countries across all inhabited continents. This year, let’s make it even bigger!</p><p>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.</p><p>The campaign key 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.</p><h2>When does it take place?</h2><p><strong>World Cleanup Day</strong> 2024 will be on <strong>Friday</strong> <strong>20 September</strong> – but any events organised between 10 June and 31 October counts!</p><p>While most events take place on the beach, we also encourage people living far away from the sea to organise clean-ups.</p><h2>Joining the wave</h2><p>Interested in joining the campaign?</p><p>That’s easy!</p><p>Either join an event near you (see list of events below – updated throughout the year) - or put up your own event!</p><p>To organise your event</p><ul><li>use the guidelines below</li><li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EUBeachCleanupEvents2024" class="ecl-link">register your event</a></li><li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/eubeachcleanup2024results" class="ecl-link">add the results of your event (number of attendees and amount of litter collected)</a></li></ul><p>Find social media guidelines and visuals on <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1dKRrqhBJOh9RtjCFCYWL7qD2jZTLKVTQ" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Google Drive</span><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external"></use></svg></a> or <a href="https://trello.com/b/u5aJ0T8b/eubeachcleanup-2024" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Trello</span><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external"></use></svg></a>.</p> <div xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" class="ecl-file" data-ecl-file="" 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class="ecl-content-item-block__item contextual-region ecl-u-mb-l ecl-col-12 "><article class="ecl-content-item" ><picture class="ecl-picture ecl-picture--zoom ecl-content-item__picture ecl-content-item__picture--large ecl-content-item__picture--left" data-ecl-picture-link ><img class="ecl-content-item__image" src="https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-09/2024-09-02-danube-1.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=Aeimc1OG" alt="" ></picture><div class="ecl-content-block ecl-content-item__content-block" data-ecl-auto-init="ContentBlock" data-ecl-content-block ><ul class="ecl-content-block__primary-meta-container"><li class="ecl-content-block__primary-meta-item">News announcement</li><li class="ecl-content-block__primary-meta-item"><time datetime="2024-09-02T12:00:00Z">2 September 2024</time></li></ul><div class="ecl-content-block__title"data-ecl-title-link><a href="/news/keeping-danube-blue-eubeachcleanup-2024-09-02_en?prefLang=ga" class="ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" >Keeping the Danube blue with the #EUBeachCleanup!</a></div><div class="ecl-content-block__description"><p>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</p></div><ul class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-container"><li class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-item"><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--s ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" ><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#clock"></use></svg><span class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-label">2 min read</span></li></ul><div class="ecl-content-block__list-container"></div></div></article></div><div class="ecl-content-item-block__item contextual-region ecl-u-mb-l ecl-col-12 "><article class="ecl-content-item" ><picture class="ecl-picture ecl-picture--zoom ecl-content-item__picture ecl-content-item__picture--large ecl-content-item__picture--left" data-ecl-picture-link ><img class="ecl-content-item__image" src="https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/EUBEachCleanUp-2024.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=4YFehzJL" alt="3 volunteers on the beach, holding trash bags for cleaning." ></picture><div class="ecl-content-block ecl-content-item__content-block" data-ecl-auto-init="ContentBlock" data-ecl-content-block ><ul class="ecl-content-block__primary-meta-container"><li class="ecl-content-block__primary-meta-item">News announcement</li><li class="ecl-content-block__primary-meta-item"><time datetime="2024-06-10T12:00:00Z">10 June 2024</time></li></ul><div class="ecl-content-block__title"data-ecl-title-link><a href="/news/join-us-eubeachcleanup-campaign-2024-2024-06-10_en?prefLang=ga" class="ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" >Join us in the #EUBeachCleanup campaign 2024! </a></div><div class="ecl-content-block__description"><p>The #EUBeachCleanup Campaign 2024 is kicking off this week, right after World Oceans Day.</p></div><ul class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-container"><li class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-item"><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--s ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" ><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#clock"></use></svg><span class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-label">1 min read</span></li></ul><div class="ecl-content-block__list-container"></div></div></article></div><div class="ecl-content-item-block__item contextual-region ecl-u-mb-l ecl-col-12 last-item-column last-item"><article class="ecl-content-item" ><picture class="ecl-picture ecl-picture--zoom ecl-content-item__picture ecl-content-item__picture--large ecl-content-item__picture--left" 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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,</p></div><ul class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-container"><li class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-item"><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--s ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" ><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#clock"></use></svg><span class="ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-label">3 min read</span></li></ul><div class="ecl-content-block__list-container"></div></div></article></div></div><div class="ecl-u-border-color-neutral ecl-u-border-width-1 ecl-u-border-top"></div><div class="ecl-row"><div class="ecl-content-item-block__button ecl-col-12"><div class="ecl-u-clearfix ecl-u-pv-m"><a href="/news_en?prefLang=sv&f%5B0%5D=newsroom_topic_newsroom_topic%3A31" class="ecl-link ecl-link--standalone ecl-link--icon" ><span class="ecl-link__label">See all</span><svg class="ecl-icon 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