Introduction
World Cleanup Day was founded by the Let’s Do It! World movement, which focuses on the problem of solid waste worldwide, including marine waste.
The World Cleanup Day celebration involves simultaneous area cleaning activities. Targeted participation is 5% of the world’s population, equivalent to 380 million people.
In 2019 the World Cleanup Day was celebrated on 21 September. The event retrieved 100,000 tons of waste, involving the participation of 180 countries and 21 million participants.
The 2020 World Cleanup Day was the first to be held by SWCorp as part of the global initiative and is to be made an annual event for SWCorp.
Objectives
• To raise awareness among the public about the importance of environmental cleanliness and sustainability.
• To encourage participation from communities, government agencies, NGOs and the private sector in environmental cleanliness efforts.
• To make Malaysia a clean, sustainable and prosperous nation.
