Reporters
Add useful litter reports with photos, location context, category, size, and safety notes.
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How eCleanup Works
eCleanup turns cleanup work into a clear public workflow: report litter, claim or join cleanup activity, document completion, and build a verified environmental impact record.
The cleanup workflow
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Find or add a cleanup report
Open the eCleanup map to browse existing litter reports, or tap a location to add a new report with a description, photo, category, size estimate, and optional cleanup-area boundary.
- Use a specific map location so volunteers can find the site.
- Add a clear photo and note whether the area is a park, roadside, beach, riverbank, or other public place.
- Report safety concerns such as traffic, sharp objects, water hazards, or restricted access.
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Review the report before taking action
Before claiming a cleanup, read the report description, look at the photos, check the location, and decide whether the work is safe and realistic for you or your group.
- Do not enter private or restricted property without permission.
- Do not handle hazardous, medical, chemical, or unknown waste without proper training.
- Choose cleanup work that matches your equipment, time, and local conditions.
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Claim or join the cleanup
When you are ready to help, claim the report or join a cleanup event. Claiming tells the community that someone is working on the issue and helps avoid duplicated effort.
- A claimed report is reserved for a limited time.
- Group events can track participants and same-day cleanup progress.
- Participants can contribute to verified impact records when the cleanup is completed.
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Prepare safely
Check weather, daylight, access rules, traffic exposure, and site conditions before leaving. Bring gloves, closed-toe shoes, bags, water, hand sanitizer, and a charged phone.
- Work with another person when possible.
- Separate recyclables only when local rules and site conditions make it safe.
- Stop if the location feels unsafe or if the waste requires professionals.
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Clean the site and document the result
After cleanup, reopen the report and submit completion details. Add an after-photo, notes, attendance confirmations for events, and weight or completion percentage when available.
- Photos and timestamps help turn activity into a verifiable record.
- Completion notes explain what changed at the site.
- A completed cleanup can be linked to participant profiles.
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Build your verified impact record
Completed reports, confirmed cleanups, published articles, and event participation build a profile of environmental action that can support school, scholarship, volunteering, NGO, and portfolio records.
- Impact records are community evidence, not official government or academic verification unless an institution accepts them.
- Consistent activity can qualify users for public certificate types.
- Certificates can be shared on LinkedIn, CVs, applications, and volunteering logs.
Who uses eCleanup?
Volunteers
Claim reports, prepare safely, complete cleanup work, and document the result with photos and notes.
Students
Build a verified record of environmental leadership for applications, clubs, service hours, and scholarships.
Schools and NGOs
Use mapped reports, events, participants, and certificates to understand community engagement and field impact.
What makes the record useful?
eCleanup records connect action to context: location, report status, photos, timestamps, participants, cleanup notes, and certificate eligibility. That makes the record easier to share, review, and reference than a simple self-reported volunteer-hours total.