River & lake cleanups
Storm-drain litter: where a volunteer cleanup must stop
Remove safe litter from the curb without entering catch basins, flushing debris downstream or investigating hazardous dumping yourself.
3 min read
Cleanups
River & lake cleanups
Riverbank dumping, flood-line debris and waterway cleanup groups.
- riverbank
- flood debris
- illegal dumping
Illustrative image · not a photo of this place
River & lake cleanups
Plan a trash-boom cleanup on a US urban stream
Combine stormwater mapping, permission, safe sorting and disposal when litter collects behind a boom or crossing in an urban stream.
2 min read
Illustrative image · not a photo of this place
River & lake cleanupsSouthern Appalachians
Creek cleanup after a US flood
Wait for safe water levels, separate hazardous flood debris, obtain permission and plan disposal before organizing a creek-bank cleanup.
2 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanupsBlack Sea Coast
Burgas lakes and coast cleanup — protect wetlands while removing litter
Plan cleanup work around Burgas beaches, lakes and channels without disturbing birds, entering unsafe water or leaving collected bags in a flood-prone place.
4 min read
Illustrative image · not a photo of this place
River & lake cleanups
River cleanup planning in Bulgaria — flood lines, access and disposal
Scope a safe Bulgarian riverbank cleanup around changing water levels, hidden sharps, land managers, volunteer boundaries and confirmed collection.
3 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanupsDanube & the north
Ruse Danube riverbank cleanup — plan around water, traffic and collection
Scope a safe riverbank cleanup in Ruse with flood-line evidence, dry-land boundaries, municipal reporting, legal bag collection and useful repeat monitoring.
4 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanups
Fishing-access litter and line prevention guide
Audit hooks, monofilament, bait packaging and bins at US fishing access points, then design a wildlife-safe cleanup and collection system.
3 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanups
River plastic pollution numbers — why one “top polluting rivers” list is not enough
How global river-plastic estimates are modelled, why small urban rivers matter and how field observations can support action without false precision.
3 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanups
River cleanup without entering the water — a safer bank-first method
How to scope permissions, flood risk, sharp waste, access and disposal for a riverbank cleanup that keeps volunteers on land.
3 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanups
How to organize a river cleanup in the United States
Site selection, land access, water safety, flood debris, disposal and data collection for a safe volunteer cleanup on a US riverbank.
3 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanupsGreat Lakes
Great Lakes shoreline cleanups — a freshwater field guide
Planning volunteer cleanups around Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, from beach hazards and fishing line to wetlands and disposal.
3 min read
Stock photo · not from this place
River & lake cleanupsSouthern Appalachians
Southern Appalachian river cleanups — mountain-waterway planning guide
A field guide to volunteer river and creek cleanups in the Southern Appalachians, covering flash rain, steep access, private land and downstream disposal.
3 min read
Explore within Cleanups
Background reading
Links to reference material and organisations we don't control.
- ReferenceMarine debrisWikipedia
- ReferenceGhost netsWikipedia
- OrganisationThe Ocean Cleanup — rivers and ocean plasticThe Ocean Cleanup
- VideoThe Ocean Cleanup on YouTubeYouTube