Cigarette Waste Clean-Up Along the Limmat 🚭

Cigarette Waste Clean-Up Along the Limmat 🚭

🗓️ Date: Saturday, August 16th
🕘 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (2 hours)
📍 Starting Point: Letten (Limmat River, Zurich)
📍 Ending Point: Zurich HB (Main Station)
🧤 Hosted by: International Volunteers for WWF
🤝 In close collaboration with: stop2drop – an NGO raising awareness about cigarette butt pollution

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Every year, 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are thrown away — and far too many end up on our sidewalks, in parks, and in nature where they leach toxins into the environment and harm wildlife.
That’s why we’re inviting you to join a clean-up walk along the Limmat river, starting at Letten and finishing near Zurich HB. We’ll focus on removing cigarette butts, vapes, snus, and other litter from the walking and beach areas that so many people and families use every day.

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💚 What we’ll do:

• Clean up litter, especially cigarette butts, vapes, and snus
• Walk along the Limmat river between Letten and Zurich HB
• Record how many cigarette butts we find along the route
• Share the data with stop2drop, who use it for their awareness campaigns across Switzerland

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🧰 We’ll provide:

• Latex gloves
• Clothespins (for safe pick-up)
• Paper bags
• Buckets
• Züri sacks

🧢 Please bring:

• A hat (optional, but helpful in sunny weather)
• A refillable water bottle to stay hydrated

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Cigarette butts may be small, but they’re a big problem — polluting up to 1,000 liters of water per butt, and taking over a decade to break down. Vapes and snus bring even more toxins and plastic into our shared spaces.

🌍 Whether you join us for the whole route or just part of it, your contribution counts. Let’s take action for cleaner, safer walkways — and set a powerful example for a nicotine-free public environment.

🌿 Let’s do something about it — together!

See you at Letten! 💚