10-1867: NCU may refer to: Businesses and organizations [ edit ] National Cleanup Day , a cleanup event held annually on the Third Saturday in September National Cyclists' Union , a former association for bicycle racing in Great Britain Northern Cricket Union of Ireland Education [ edit ] Nagoya City University , Japan Nanchang University in Jiangxi, China former name of Nanjing University in Nanjing, China National Central University in Jhongli, Taiwan Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruΕ , Poland The NorthCap University , in Gurgaon, Haryana, India University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , sometimes referred to as North Carolina University" North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota Northcentral University in Prescott, Arizona Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Jamaica Other [ edit ] National Currency Unit used in OECD statistics Nordic Combat Uniform Nukus Airport (Uzbekistan), IATA code Topics referred to by
20-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Cleanup Day National Clean Up Day is annually held in the United States and globally on the third Saturday of September. In the United States, there are cleanups held in every State and territory. It encourages country-scale organized, individual cleanup events, volunteering to keep
30-484: Is non-partisan, apolitical, and is not affiliated with any national or global political party or discrete ideology . The inaugural World Cleanup Day was 15 September 2018, but it builds on the successes of previous global cleanup efforts. The goal of World Cleanup Day 2018 was to involve 5% of the world's population (or approximately 380 million people). While the effort fell short of the goal, it directly mobilized 18 million people worldwide. The 2019 World Cleanup Day
40-556: Is the largest, single day global volunteer event. Beginning in 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation participated in cleanups on their local and interstate highway systems. In April 2019, Earth Day partnered with National CleanUp Day and Keep America Beautiful for the inaugural Earth Day CleanUp, which had over 500,000 volunteers working to clean up trash and litter nationally. Earth Day and presenting partners, World CleanUp Day, National CleanUp Day and Keep America Beautiful organized individual activities like Plogging and
50-660: The TrashTag Challenge. World Cleanup Day World Cleanup Day is a global social action program aimed at combating the global solid waste problem, including the problem of marine debris . It is held annually on 20 September, and is coordinated by the global organization Let's Do It! World , whose headquarters are located in Tallinn, Estonia . World Cleanup Day includes litter cleanup and waste mapping activities spanning every time zone. Environmental cleanup events are held in nearly every country until concluding near
60-664: The international date line in Hawaii and American Samoa . From 2024, World Cleanup Day has been declared an official UN holiday, and added to the official UN calendar of days and weeks. World Cleanup Day aims to raise awareness of the mismanaged waste crisis by mobilizing all spheres of society to participate in cleanup actions. Individuals, governments, corporations and organizations are all encouraged to take part in cleanups and to find solutions to tackle mismanaged waste. There are numerous organizations that facilitate and host World Cleanup Day events globally. Like Earth Day , World Cleanup Day
70-407: The outdoors clean, and prevent plastic from entering the ocean. National CleanUp Day is organized by Clean Trails, a non-profit organization founded by Bill Willoughby and Steve Jewett. The organization fosters environmental stewardship by encouraging local and national cleanup events, emphasizing the importance of preserving natural spaces for future generations. The inaugural National CleanUp Day
80-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NCU . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCU&oldid=1249900743 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-463: Was held in 2017 and had more than 225,000 volunteers. In 2018, the event had over 1,500,000 volunteers. 14 million pounds of waste was collected and held in conjunction with the inaugural World Cleanup Day . The 2019 cleanup received nearly 2,000,000 volunteers and resulted in the collection of 18,000,000 pounds of waste. The U.S. event was coordinated with World Cleanup Day and saw a combined amount of 20,000,000 volunteers in 170 countries, which
100-749: Was held on the 19th of September and coincided with Peace Day and the Global climate strike of September 2019 . Global cleanup efforts have existed in many forms throughout human history, especially after widespread catastrophes such as earthquakes , floods , and powerful tsunamis . In modern history, these efforts are typically undertaken by the affected communities, with support from various international organizations and NGOs , such as Red Cross , Oxfam , and other relief organizations but typically in post-conflict zones. They have included efforts to remove land mines , beach cleanups , and other municipal and non-governmental actions. Since 2020 there also exists
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