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Formation | 2020 |
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Founders | Kevin Guerin |
Type | Collective of associations: Institut du numérique responsable, World Cleanup Day France, Let's Do It! World |
Purpose | Raising awareness of the environmental impact of digital technology through action |
Headquarters | Roosikrantsi 3, Tallinn, Estonia |
Region | Worldwide (more than 170 countries and territories) |
Methods | Mobilizing businesses, local authorities, associations, schools, citizens, and individuals to organize Digital Cleanups every March to clean up their data, repair their digital equipment, or collect digital WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) |
President | Heidi Solba |
Website | www |
The Digital Cleanup Day is an annual event to raise global awareness about the environmental impact of the digital industry. This initiative encourages people to take concrete action by cleaning up their digital data and/or giving a second life to their unused computer equipment.[1] It takes place every third Saturday in March.[2]