On April 17th 2010, a Slovene environmentalist group, Environmentalists Without Borders, is organizing the biggest volunteer-based environmental project in the history of Slovenia: Let’s Clean Slovenia in a Day!
The aim of the project is to remove 20,000 tonnes of municipal and bulk waste from the environment by bringing together 200,000 Slovene inhabitants on the day of the clean-up action. To make this possible, organizers are inviting each and every Slovenian citizen to participate through municipalities, schools, waste manegement companies, governmental and non-governmental organisations, companies and the media. The project’s coordinator, Climate Advocate Petra Matos said: “To ensure that the effects of the project are felt long after the clean-up action, we will strive to raise environmental awareness as well as work to improve the relevant legal regulation in Slovenia.”
The ‘Let’s Clean Slovenia in a Day’ project was inspired by the Estonian clean-up action, Let's Do It 2008, in which 50,000 volunteers removed 10,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste form the environment in only five hours. Normally, the government would need three years and more than 22 million Euros to achieve this, whereas they achieved it in one day and for fifty times less money. Watch the Estonian example of good practice in this video, it will astonish you.
Due to its immense size, the Let’s Clean Slovenia in a Day! project will be so much more than the sum of its parts, yet it will also rely solely on individuals – so we invite you to help organise it. To sign up or for more information about the project, write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or visit www.ocistimo.si. Or join more than 22,000 supporters on Facebook.

Together, we can make it happen!