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RhineCleanUp reports over 50,000 participants – with a constant amount of waste. WOW.

In the summer of 2023, scientists, activists, artists and citizens from all over Europe met in Calarasi, Romania for the first Danube Festival. Find out more about the festival here.

All registered CleanUps receive a starter package for support. Before your CleanUp you will receive an e-mail with all the information.

Top model Anna Hiltrop and dog trainer Martin Rütter, together with 140 other volunteers, collect 410.5 kg of rubbish on the banks of the Rhine in Cologne!

05/06/2023 - The time has come: From today until May 12th, we are increasingly calling for cigarette butt collecting!

04/17/2023 - On Saturday, March 18, 23, the municipality of Himmelkron and the city of Bad Berneck called for a joint clean-up campaign as part of the “MainCleanUp” campaign week of the Main network.

The MainCleanUp was successfully launched on March 11th.

The second MainCleanUp on September 9, 2022 was a success despite bad weather conditions. Around 30 organisations, clubs, companies and neighborhood communities took part on the route from Bayreuth to Rüsselsheim.

In 2023, from March 14th to 26th, a FlussFilmFest will take place on the Main for the first time, not just in one city, but in several cinemas from the source along the river.

08/30/2023 - The current low water - especially on the Rhine - is not without danger for CleanUp activities. Here you will find the RCU code of conduct on this topic.

08/17/2023 - More and more companies have been registering for CleanUpDay for some time. You can find out why this is the case here.

08/26/2022 - This year, our campaign with large-format posters will be supplemented by digital outdoor advertising.

08/26/2023 - Jockel was visiting the GreenTech Festival in Berlin and brought a surprise!

Plastic waste is a global problem. With a large-scale campaign, at least the banks of the Main should now be cleaner. How to join. An article by Martin Schweiger