Clean Games

The Clean Games are team competitions around the collection and sorting of litter in natural environments. Participants are divided into teams from 2 to 4 people and compete for 1-2 hours, trying to collect as much litter as possible. Each type of garbage collected is awarded a different amount of points depending on the category: metal, plastic, glass, tires, batteries, mixed and coarse garbage. Since 2014 the project has spread to 260 cities in Russia and games were held in 12 other countries among which India, Nigeria, Vietnam, Japan, Venezuela, and China. Since its inception, 55,000 participants have collected more than 1,000 tons of litter, half of which was recycled. 2018, was the Year of the Volunteer in Russia, and the project was given the award of best ecological volunteer project, as well as a prize from the Russian Geographical Society.