Let's Do It! Clean World News
January 2016

Let’s Do It! 2015 in Numbers: 34 Countries, 3,4 Million People & 45 000 Tonnes of Trash

Let's Do It! Mediterranean clean-up 2015. Photo: Let's Do It! World

Last year massive civic-led waste cleanups took place as part of the Let’s Do It! World Cleanup 2015 project. 3,4 million people in 34 countries collected about 45 000 tonnes of illegal waste which otherwise would have been left in the nature continuing to damage our environment. Find out more about our last year in numbers here.

A Plan to Stop Climate Change

Source: Climate Revolution

Vivienne Westwood is a fashion icon, activist and founder of a non-profit organisation named Climate Revolution, which focuses mainly on reforming business policy, the ecology of climate change and supporting the charities that fight for preserving the rainforests. In her recent article for The Huffington Post Westwood suggests a plan to stop the climate change. Read the article here.

From Oil Use to Ocean Pollution: Five Facts About the Plastics Industry

Lets Do It! Romania 2015. Photo: Let's Do It! World

The world of plastics is in drastic need of reform. This is the conclusion of a new report released at Davos by the World Economics Forum, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and consultancy firm McKinsey. Read about five of the report's most startling facts here.

Stink: The Toxic Secrets of Our Everyday Products

"Follow your nose," encourages the film. Photo: Stink!

Have you ever wondered what that strong chemical smell is when you open up a brand new product? Filmmaker Jon Whelan did, and thanks to his work, we have yet another example of how big business cashes in on our ignorance. Whelan has written: "I thought that if a product was on the shelf in a store, that meant it was safe. I naively believed that if a product contained dangerous, toxic ingredients, ingredients that could cause cancer, that product would be banned." Read more about the film that encourages us to trust our noses.

How to Green Your Pet’s Life, from Cat Condos to Dog Toys

Photo: Urmas Lanto

We should not only think about greening our lives but also the lives of our pets. Here are some recommendations for finding more durable and eco-freindly products for our furry freinds.

10 Greenest Countries on the Planet

Repovesi National Park in southeastern Finland. Photo: M. Passinen

The biennial Yale-based 2016 Environmental Performance Index, which ranks 180 countries on how they protect ecosystems and human health, has some good news this year: there have been global improvements in climate and energy, health impacts and water and sanitation. Check out the top ten of greenest countries here.