IGSU Clean-Up-Day, the national movement against littering

The national Clean-Up Day will be held for the eighth time in 2020 and is organized by the Interessengemeinschaft saubere Umwelt (IGSU). Actions will take place in all Swiss regions. For example, the Oase youth center in Küssnacht am Rigi SZ different groups of young people will compete against each other in their clean-up campaign: They will collect litter lying around in different places and then weigh their litter bags. The three groups whose waste bags weigh the most kilos will be rewarded with vouchers. Afterwards, there will be a party at the lake with music, ice cream and drinks.

AGLILO, the Parents' Association of the Liceo High School Locarno TI, will clean up the riverbank, parks and around the school with the high school students, as in previous years. And also the association Vully aujourd′hui participates with the municipality of Praz-Vully FR will be taking part in Clean-Up Day. Streets and paths will be cleared of litter and a treasure hunt will motivate participants and raise awareness of the issue of littering. The event will be followed by a prize-giving ceremony and a small aperitif.

Littering is a nuisance, harms the environment and has a negative impact on the quality of life and the sense of security of the population. On the annual IGSU Clean-Up Day, tens of thousands of volunteers set an example against careless littering. Help bring this commitment to further attention and thus give this prevention campaign even more weight. Contact the local organizers or the IGSU, visit the actions and report about them - for a clean Switzerland.  

Enclosed you will find a list of the campaigns (sorted by canton) with corresponding contact details. Campaigns by prominent personalities and politicians are marked in yellow. The list is updated continuously and will be sent to you upon request.