Zavrni rukave: Serbia's nationwide cleanup movement

Roll up your sleeves: hundreds of locations, one shared action day

Zavrni rukave (Roll Up Your Sleeves) is Serbia's largest recurring volunteer cleanup, organised by Eko straža. Inspired by Estonia's one-day national clean-up and Slovenia's mass mobilisations, the campaign runs several times a year across hundreds of towns, villages, riverbanks, and forest edges, not to erase every dump overnight, but to make waste visible and build civic pressure for systemic change.

What you can do

• Anyone: pick a location on zavrnirukave.rs, show up on action day with gloves and bags, no registration required
• Community leaders: register a polluted spot and become a location captain before the deadline on the campaign site
• Schools and clubs: bring a group to a nearby green or blue space, organisers report 5,600 volunteers and 156 tonnes collected at the May 2026 edition alone

How it works

Location captains coordinate local teams; communal services collect filled bags. The campaign publishes before-and-after photos and location maps so every cleanup becomes public evidence.

Why it matters

Collective joy beats guilt. When thousands roll up their sleeves on the same morning, litter stops being someone else's problem.

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Source: Klima 101 · Article: 5,600 people collected 156 tonnes at Zavrni rukave 2026 · Campaign: Zavrni rukave.