A Simple Guide to Organizing a Cleanup Event

Choose a location from one of the eight main areas where landowners have granted AECO members permission to land and clean.

Contact the landowner with at least 24 hours’ notice for permission to perform the cleanup.

Pick up Cleanup Iceland waste disposal bags at the Port of Reykjavik.

Consider discussing with the local community contact if locals are invited to join, and if a joint activity, like a BBQ, could be organized.

• Date
• Location
• Coordinates
• Number of participants
• Amount of Litter (weight, number of pieces, or bags)
• Distance Cleaned
• Collaborations with Local Groups (e.g., Blue Army or Ocean Missions)
• Notable Types of Litter

Dispose of the collected litter at ports in Reykjavik (REY) or Akureyri (AKU). Cleanup Iceland bags should be placed in the same container as the ship’s waste.

Terra handles the transportation and disposal of marine litter for AECO members. Operators are not charged for disposing of litter collected in Cleanup Iceland bags.

Send your videos, photos or stories to aeco@aeco.no.

All cleanups should be reported through your post-visit reports in the Cruise Database.