World Cleanup 2012 news

ABC 7 NEWS: George Mason student Olivier Giron tracks illegal dumping sites in Fairfax

16.02.2012 - 11:36

One man's trash has turned into another man's Master's thesis.Olivier Giron attends George Mason University and is mapping illegal dump sites in Fairfax, Virginia.While the effort is part of his graduation requirement, it's also become a way to clear waste impacting the local environment and has had him stumbling upon some unusual finds."One time I found a pile of womens' shoes," Giron said.The

Blue Whale boat - a ship that wants to clean up our oceans

06.02.2012 - 18:11

Greenocratic Organization logo During World Cleanup Conference 2012 numerous ideas and practical solutions were presented aimed at making the world a cleaner place.

Joan Marc Simon: Waste is a resource!

06.02.2012 - 18:06

Joan Marc Simon, one of the engines behind Zero Waste movement, had an inspiring speech at Let's Do It! World Cleanup 2012 conference in Tallinn. We asked him to share the philosphy behind Zero Waste movement and talk about the possibilities to turn waste management into resource management.

Economist: Collecting global garbage. Effluence of affluence

20.01.2012 - 20:17

"GARBOLOGY" is a word popularised (and possibly coined) by A.J. Weberman, a writer and activist whose credo was "you are what you throw away".

World Cleanup 2012 initiators: The main obstacle is low awareness

15.01.2012 - 09:47

Civic action leaders from more than 40 countries gathered at the Let's Do It! World Cleanup 2012 conference in Tallinn this week. The main goal was to gear up for the joint cleanup actions taking place in 82 different countries this year.

Let's Do It!: Movement for activating communities to take the lead

10.01.2012 - 13:37

Let's Do It! movement, which is bringing together more than 80 countries in a World Cleanup 2012 action this year, is activating a global network of civic leaders, scientists and experts to gather the most efficient and sustainable solutions for waste handling, production and product design, applicable for communities and enterprises worldwide.

How to build a house out of garbage?

23.12.2011 - 06:23

Ecological movement from Guatemala, Pura Vida, has a simple yet genius solution for places which have illegal dumping problem and no recycling facilities. Instead of just piling it up as a landfill, you can build public houses for the community to use.

The new project: "Bloggers for the Purity"

20.12.2011 - 01:03

The well-known in Russia and abroad blogger sergeydolya, the author and organizer of action "Bloggers against junk", is starting preparation for the new campaign.

Albanian team is looking to turn things around in a big way

20.12.2011 - 00:55

Green Line Albanian Team launched their cleanup plans recently to the public of Albania. We asked the team few questions on what exactly are their plans and what is the starting point for the team.

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Nepal and Greece in the midst of preparations

20.12.2011 - 00:46

Nepal and Greece are two of the countries that have joined the LDIW project. Even the dates of the clean-up actions have been announced: Greece (29.04.2012) and Nepal (05.06.2012). How prepared are their teams so far?