Have a look on the map below or at the upcoming events. Many cleanups are organized around the world. Find one close to you and join the cleanup!

Thinking about doing your own cleanup? Register it here on the website so other people can see it. You can also upload photos and share your experience with the River Cleanup community.

You can make a one-off or monthly donation or organize a fundraiser, for example for your birthday, wedding or an important sport event. Your contribution enables us to achieve our mission by cleaning rivers, change behavior and transforming organizations.

Local awareness campaigns generate enthusiasm and make people see the problem so they can become part of the solution and change their behavior. Through educational programs, students and teachers are activated to become ambassadors within their families and communities. Local leaders are empowered to take ownership and anchor the change within their communities.

We reduce single-use plastics by promoting sustainable alternatives, implementing plastic reduction projects, and sharing knowledge & best practices. The deployment of accessible collection systems (for example EcoBins) prevents plastic waste from entering nature. Riverine pollution is removed via cleanup actions and technologies like trashbooms, and the recovered materials are repurposed. We choose and promote circular economy solutions.

We generate data, provide insights, inform authorities on sources of river pollution, propose short-term remediations, promote structural solutions, and advocate policy change to accelerate change. We actively engage and collaborate within a network of like-minded organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit.

A solid understanding of the problem, including root causes, river parameters, ecosystem services, current interventions, and stakeholder analysis, is key to design and implement a river-specific action plan. This forms the baseline for continuous monitoring and impact evaluation.

Ensure the successful execution of the Clean River Model by developing a detailed, river-specific action plan and securing the necessary funding. Based on insights from the assessment, the action plan outlines specific interventions and effective project organization to realize the deliverables and mitigate risks.

We focus on tracking the progress and effectiveness of the Clean River Model interventions by regularly monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and evaluating outcomes against established baselines.