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Z-Impact Pioneers Spotlights Founder Thomas de Groote
The episode features founder Thomas de Groote as he reflects on the journey that shaped River Cleanup from a simple idea into an international movement.
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of plastic
end up in nature and rivers every day! There, they break down into microplastics and enter our food chain.
We're on a global mission to make rivers plastic-free
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people
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1000 rivers by 2050
1000 rivers by 2050
Our impact
- 7 140
- Events
- 336 234
- Warriors
- 3 877 277
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kg trash
These stats contain Collected & Recovered trash
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Collected= 20 144 kg
Recovered= 3 857 134 kg
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River Cleanup Featured on CNN
River Cleanup teams around the world came together with incredible energy to join CNN’s Call to Earth Day.
Citizens track litter with AI in innovative project by VITO and River Cleanup
River Watchers turns every smartphone user into a litter detective in new citizen science project
River Cleanup Launches Rapid Response Unit to Remove Flood Debris Faster
New team targets post-flood waste to protect communities and ecosystems
INC 5.2: Together for a strong Plastic Treaty!
In early August, around 180 countries negotiated over a treaty to combat the plastic crisis. Unfortunately, they could not reach an ambitious agreement to address this pressing issue.
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Relevez le #DéfisChasseAuxDéchets
Un mouvement citoyen pour un Douala 5 plus propre Du 1er août au 20 septembre 2025, River Cleanup Cameroon invite tous les résidents et visiteurs de Douala 5e à participer au #DéfisChasseAuxDéchets...
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