LOVE NATURE, FEAR POLLUTION!

An Australian sailor, Ian Kiernan, competed in a  round-the world sailing race a few years ago. He was so shocked and angry about the huge amount of rubbish that was polluting the world's oceans that he decided to do something about it. Back home in Sydney, he organized Clean Up Sydney Harbour Day. Over 40.000 volunteers cleared away old cars, bottles and all kinds of plastic. It was so successful that he started Clean Up Australia and then, in 1993, the Clean Up the World (CUW) project was born. The organization's main annual event is Clean Up the World Weekend in September. During the weekend, over 600 groups from every continent clear waste from streets, beaches, river banks and parks. A lot of people in about 120 countries now participate in the project and many volunteers continue their actions all year round doing things like collecting and recycling waste,  planting trees and organizing exhibitions, competitions and educating events. If you want to organize a CUW project in your community, go to "Join" on the website and also read about other people's actions. During the year, over 400 groups from every continent clear waste from streets, beaches, river banks and parks.