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We're not just cleaning our country, we are protecting the planet! Get involved, make a difference t Anyone is welcome to join us and organise a 'cleanup'.

World Cleanup Day is one of the biggest civic movements of our time, uniting 180 countries across the world for a cleaner planet. On 18th September 2021, World Cleanup Day will happen for the 4th time. Since 2018, 50 Million people have come out and cleaned their communities and the environment. In 2021 alone, let’s make it 50 Million!

World Cleanup Day on 19 September 2020 united 11 million peo

ple across 166 countries. All these environmental heroes came out despite the challenges of 2020. Since 2018, World Cleanup Day has brought together millions of people for the biggest waste collection day in human history. In 2018, 17.6 million and in 2019, 21.2 million environment heroes joined in on an epic 36-hour green wave of cleanups across the globe – beginning in New Zealand and traveling around the world before ending in Hawaii. The Skill Mill will again be leading the event throughout the UK in 2021. Message us for your free information pack!

05/06/2026

Today is World Environment Day and the start of our global campaign journey.

In 107 days, on September 20, the world will come together again for World Cleanup Day.

This year, we are launching Strive for 5 - a global call to engage 5% of the world’s population in one shared action: cleaning up our planet.

Over the past 8 years, 139 million people have already taken part. We are aiming even higher this year - and we need you.

Every action matters. Every person counts. And together, small actions become powerful collective change.

Join us. Be part of the 5%.

CircularFuture

04/06/2026

EXTREME LITTER PICKING in today’s World Cleanup Day UK mini litter pick thanks to challenging British summertime conditions. A lot of lightweight plastic blowing merrily about in the breeze and I needed both sunglasses and waterproof at different points (and sometimes both at once).

27/05/2026

An evening walk that turned into a World Cleanup Day UK mini litter pick. Thanks to the person who left the bag behind after feeding the ducks - it came in handy (NB. Don’t give ducks bread!)

20/05/2026

A change in routine this week: a Wednesday night World Cleanup Day UK mini litter pick. Someone in the park called me a ‘good girl’ (I’m 54 😃)

19/05/2026

Our UK coordinator Gill Davidson has a letter published in The Guardian last week, and it's a timely reminder that the waste crisis isn't just physical.

Data storage is responsible for more carbon emissions than the entire commercial airline industry. Datacentres already consume 6% of electricity supply in both the UK and the US.

And yet, most of us never think twice before taking another photo, keeping another file, or letting our cloud storage quietly balloon in the background.

Digital Cleanup Day may have been in March, but responsible data management doesn't have a season. Any day is the right day to delete the photos you no longer need, clear out old files, and unsubscribe from the emails you never read. These aren't small acts. They reduce demand for data storage, help your devices run better and last longer, and they're part of the same mindset that brings millions of people together every 20 September.

📰 Read Gill's full letter in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/14/energy-hungry-datacentres-and-the-environmental-cost-of-e-clutter

📌 Register for World Cleanup Day: https://help.plinth.org.uk/world-cleanup-day

14/05/2026

It’s Thursday so it‘s another World Cleanup Day UK mini local litter pick.

09/05/2026

Why should you register for World Cleanup Day?

Waste doesn't disappear. It sits in our streets, washes into our rivers, and ends up in our oceans. The systems meant to deal with it are broken, and they won't fix themselves.

When 5% of a population takes action, something remarkable happens. It stops being a movement and starts becoming a norm: behaviours shift, governments listen, industries follow.

On 20 September 2026, millions of people across 200+ countries will step outside and do something about it.

So register. Not just to clean up a park. But to be part of the number that changes everything.

📅 20 September 2026 🔗 https://help.plinth.org.uk/world-cleanup-day

07/05/2026

A quick World Cleanup Day UK lunchtime litter pick 👍🏻

22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day from all of us at World Cleanup Day UK 🌍

Today belongs to this planet, and to every single person who loves it enough to show up for it.

Earth Day is a powerful reminder that taking action for our planet isn't optional. It's our job. And it matters more now than it ever has.

Earth Day is the heartbeat of everything we do. It's the reason communities across the UK organised cleanups in their parks, on their beaches, along their rivers. It's the reason we ask: how do we get more people involved?

This year, our answer is the Strive for Five campaign - our goal to involve 5% of the population by 2030. Not because it's a nice round number, but because 5% is the tipping point - the moment a movement becomes unstoppable.

🔗 https://www.theskillmill.org/worldcleanupday

14/04/2026

World Cleanup Day 2026 is officially here, and registrations are now open.

Every year, millions of people across the globe step outside, roll up their sleeves, and do something extraordinary together. This year, we're doing it bigger, bolder, and with one clear goal in sight:

STRIVE FOR FIVE

5% of the world's population.
That's the tipping point.
The critical mass needed to spark real, lasting, systemic change in how we treat our planet.

Whether you want to organise a local cleanup or simply join one near you, now is the time to register and be part of the biggest civic movement on Earth.

📅 20 September 2025
📍 Across the UK - and nearly every country worldwide
🔗 Register now: https://help.plinth.org.uk/world-cleanup-day

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