Supporting World Clean Up Day in Our Local Communities
Supporting World Clean Up Day in Our Local Communities
At DS Smith we are focussed on championing the transition to a circular economy, within our industry and beyond. But we cannot build a sustainable future alone.
As part of our annual community engagement targets in our Now and Nextsustainability strategy, we rolled our sleeves up to support World Clean Up Day across our international sites.
World Clean Up Day, organized by Estonian NGO, Let’s Do It World, is an annual event, uniting millions of volunteers from 180 countries to help clean up the planet by taking part in local communities around the globe.
Over 300 volunteers from all of our divisions across 17 different countries took part in litter picks at parks, beaches, forests, city centres, canals, and industrial estates – from UK, Spain and Romania to the US, Slovakia, and China. Over 4.5 tonnes of litter was collected, encouraging a greener, cleaner future.
Our cross-site approach to World Clean Up Day is part of our commitment to a waste-free world.
I am very proud of our employees who gave up their time in support of World Cleanup Day to pick up litter and help improve their local environment. As a large global company, we take our responsibilities to the communities where we operate seriously.
Wouter van Tol
Head of Government, Community Affairs and Sustainability
We are committed to working with local communities across all of our sites, whether that’s a litter pick, or a community project building bee houses or flower beds. We’ve had a great turn out across our regions, and are proud to be part of this global event.
Jonathan Edmunds
Recyclability and Sustainability Manager
