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Burgers sporen zwerfvuil op met AI in innovatief project van VITO en River Cleanup
River Watchers maakt van elke smartphonegebruiker een afvaldetective in nieuw burgerwetenschapsproject
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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
Empowering
people
Preventing
pollution
Accelerating
change
1000 rivers by 2050
1000 rivers by 2050
Our impact
- 7 129
- Events
- 333 147
- Warriors
- 3 850 563
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kg trash
These stats contain Collected & Recovered trash
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Collected= 20 144 kg
Recovered= 3 830 419 kg
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Discover our latest success stories & actions
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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Make the difference in 10 minutes
What if ten minutes could really make a difference? With this simple thought, River Cleanup is relaunching the #10minchallenge: a simple action that can open your eyes on the waste surrounding us.
  VITO, River Cleanup, and VLIZ tackle pollution of the Scheldt together in a European pilot project
VLIZ, VITO and River Cleanup joined forces with INSPIRE, a European pilot project that tackles plastic pollution in rivers in an innovative way.
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