The previous record is 1350 in 2019.
The 2200 covers the number of events where, for example, a running club may have invited all its members. Across all registered events, up to 42,000 people are expected to participate during the weekend, the Nature Conservation Association informs.
– We are completely overwhelmed and happy about the great support there is, says Lars Midtiby, director of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation.
– It may be because so many under corona have been more out in nature and have had lots of good experiences, but where they have also seen that there is too much waste and floats, which they would like to help do something about, he says
And it is in particular private individuals who fill in the rise. Three times as many private individuals as in 2019 have this year reported that they have arranged a fundraiser for the association.
During the week, about 143,000 children from the country’s schools and institutions collected rubbish.
At the weekend’s gathering, where everyone can sign up, everything from running and kayaking clubs to political associations and farmers take part.
This year, the association focuses on packaging from takeaway that has ended up in nature. There has been a boom in the sale of takeaway during the corona crisis, where restaurants have been closed for long periods, it states.
The Nature Conservation Association has three main purposes at the event: To have Denmark cleaned in the spring, to raise awareness of the waste problem and to create an incentive to recycle more waste.
– Denmark is something close to European champions in producing waste. We must become better at reusing and reusing – also when it comes to packaging, where too much is used once and then thrown away, says Lars Midtiby.
Source: The Nordic Page