2021 #EUBeachCleanup

The European Union Delegation to the U.S. resumed its tradition – paused by the COVID-19 pandemic last year – of organizing an annual environmental clean-up event as part of the EU’s international ocean-activism and awareness-raising campaign, the #EUBeachCleanup. This year’s cleanup took place on September 25, 2021 and focused on the Anacostia River and Anacostia Park.

Organized in partnership with Anacostia Riverkeeper and joined by colleagues from European Union Member State embassies in Washington, D.C., and members of the local D.C. community, the joint cleanup effort managed to collect over 2050 pounds of trash from the banks of the Anacostia River, including over 300 lbs of single use plastic bottles, helping keep waste and plastics out of our waterways.

The EU is spearheading global efforts to reduce and avoid plastic pollution, including marine litter. Next to ambitious reuse and recycling targets, EU policy helps reduce single-use plastics and microplastics as well as waste from lost fishing gear. Join our global campaign for clean, plastic-free oceans!

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[BalboaBaggins]

Nice, but reducing meat intake is important too. The water isn't the only thing that's polluted, the air we breath too.