HK CleanUp 2013 - Sign-Ups have begun!

Our friends at the Hong Kong Clean-Up are getting ready for another record breaking environmental clean up activity for this fall.  This year's clean up drive runs from September 21 through November 1st.  This is an important and impactful event that AnD co-founder Daniel Wu and his wife Lisa,  our good friend and AnD artist Jun Kung and singing duo Robynn and Kendy were ambassadors for last year. Check out the info below on how to sign up!

Get your gloves on! Registration is now open for the 13th annual Hong Kong Cleanup - this year to be held from September 21st to November 1st.

The Hong Kong Cleanup is the region’s largest FREE environmental volunteer event – anyone can join! During the 2012 Challenge, 39,098 volunteers collected and counted 105,507kg of trash, cleaning up over 637km of Hong Kong’s coastlines, hiking trails and urban areas. We are dealing with a serious trash issue in Hong Kong, and the world. Did you know, for example, that we throw away an estimated 1,368,000 plastic bottles EVERY DAY in Hong Kong?

You can be part of the change, through action and awareness – sign up a team to clean up!

Join the Hong Kong Cleanup in cleaning up our beautiful coastlines, country parks, urban areas, offices, homes and schools. Anyone can participate, and it’s FREE! Simply invite colleagues, classmates, family, friends or community members to join your team. Together, we can halt the flow of trash into our precious oceans!

Easy as 1-2-3!

Interested in signing up a team this year? It’s simple, and the Cleanup Team is standing by to support you. Here’s the step-by-step:

1. Register your team cleanup online at HKcleanup.org – you choose when, where and what type of cleanup you’ll do

1. Watch for your invitation to a FREE education seminar where you’ll get the info and tools you need for a successful cleanup

2. Clean up! Get out there on your chosen day, and have fun.

3. Return your data at HKcleanup.org All teams are automatically entered in the Cleanup Challenge for prizes and more!

Three team challenges = More ways to participate!


1. Coastal Cleanup Challenge
: With its expansive coastal areas, fishing and shipping industries, marinas, boating and water sports, Hong Kong has a special relationship with the marine environment, and as such it is vital for us to take part in its protection. Beach cleanups bring awareness to the vast and vital issue of marine debris, and allow participants to engage with our beautiful coastal ecosystems.



1. Country Cleanup Challenge
: Hong Kong’s country parks are one of our most valuable assets. They offer not only beautiful vistas and recreational activities such as hiking, cycling and camping, but also absorb carbon dioxide and are home to many species of wildlife. Detrimental amounts of litter and trash can be found in all of our country parks, and the issue needs to be addressed. Cleanups educate about littering and its effect on the natural world we all need and enjoy.



2. City Cleanup Challenge: 
Every day, more than 10,000 street cleaners manually sweep and remove copious amounts of litter and trash from our city streets. Trash from our homes, offices, schools and neighbourhoods is bagged and sent to already-full landfills, or swept down storm drains and washed out to sea. We need to look at our urban behaviour and stem the flow of trash at the source. Cleaning our city streets, offices homes and schools will provide an eye opening experience for many. City Cleanup Challenges can take the form of a single day cleanup or a longer-term monitoring activity!  

For more information about the Hong Kong Cleanup, visit www.HKCleanup.org