Curaçao Clean Up

Mission

Our mission is to make Curaçao a cleaner island without litter and to:

  • Raise awareness among stakeholders on the importance of avoiding litter and keeping our island clean and the negative effects of litter and pollution on the environment;
  • Contribute to the prevention of dumping and littering; 
  • Connect stakeholders and facilitate them through specific initiatives and activities that contribute to fulfilling our mission;

Vision

Our vision is a litter and dump free Curaçao in a society that is aware of and conscious about the importance of environmental conservation. In which all individuals take and know their responsibility herein and ultimately create a sustainable environment for us all.

History

The first Curaçao Clean Up event took place in 2013, with over 2,500 volunteers collecting 498,000 kilo’s of trash. This event was organized by a group of ideologists with different professional backgrounds. The goal was cleaning up Curaçao in one day and by doing so creating awareness and reduce littering and pollution. From that event came a foundation: ‘Stichting Curaçao Clean Up’ which became more than an annual one-day-event.

Through the years Stichting Curaçao Clean Up placed several Recycle Stations on strategic locations on the island, contributed to educational and media campaigns about pollution and supports several clean up events each year. Also, as a stakeholder, Stichting Curaçao Clean Up continues to develop ideas with other strategical partners on how to reduce littering and pollution and how to raise awareness.