Recap

PATRON CLEANUP EVENTS 2025

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5 years of CleanUP Days – 5th anniversary of the PATRON CleanUP Tour. In 2025, once again, so many people committed themselves to a clean environment, whether actively collecting rubbish, making a donation or providing sponsorship. Every contribution, no matter how small, counts and ultimately adds up to a lot. Take a look at the impact we achieved together in 2025 during the PATRON CleanUP Tour, other litter collection campaigns and corporate CleanUPs such as the ZAK campaign and the Challenge Müllfreies Allgäu (Litter-Free Allgäu) and the Val di Fassa CleanUP Days, as well as private CleanUPs.

6 Regions
989 Routes
16308 Participants
5770 Kilometres

2025

WE LOOK BACK

From the beginning to the end of the year: Where did we collect rubbish and what did we achieve? From the PATRON CleanUP Tour to the ZAK Clean Allgäu campaign and other corporate CleanUP events such as the Val di Fassa CleanUP Days – you can find all the details here.

For the second time, we were drawn to Lake Garda from 10 to 13 April 2025, or more precisely to the Garda Trentino region. Compared to last year, with 500 participants, the success is clear: 809 registered participants collected litter along 55 routes and 250 kilometres, thus contributing to nature conservation.
Anniversary in the Black Forest! For the fifth time, we joined forces with our partner Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH to organise the Black Forest CleanUP Days. From 25 April to 4 May, 2,680 people responded to the call to clear rubbish from 1,150 kilometres of hiking and cycling trails along 126 routes.
The same procedure as every year: Since 2000, the Kempten Waste Management Association (ZAK) has been running the “CLEAN ALLGÄU” campaign every spring with schools in the Allgäu region. We support the campaign and look forward to seeing the results. In 2025, a total of 6,507 pupils and teachers cleaned up 952 kilometres of roads between the Easter and Whitsun holidays. 254 teams took part.
Together with Deutsche Bodensee Tourismus GmbH (under the umbrella of the ‘ECHT nachhaltig Bodensee’ brand) and Bodensee Vorarlberg Tourismus, we called on people to get out and do something good for nature between 23 and 29 June 2025. 1,300 participants registered on the CleanUP Map and cleaned a total of 350 kilometres of hiking and cycling trails and the German and Austrian shores of Lake Constance on around 76 routes.
For the seventh time, we had the opportunity to work in our home region, where our association has its roots, and motivate people to get outside and do good for nature. 690 PATRONs joined us during the five-year edition of the Allgäu CleanUP Days from 4 to 13 July 2025 to remove litter from the countryside. 92 routes were covered, clearing 620 kilometres of hiking, walking and cycling trails of rubbish.
To ensure that South Tyrol remains as beautiful as it is, 1,820 people registered on our CleanUP Map during the third edition of the South Tyrol CleanUP Days from 18 to 21 September, picked up a CleanUP Kit and set off on 190 routes to clear 1,350 km of hiking and cycling trails of rubbish.
CleanUP Days with a difference: our first corporate CleanUPs were a huge success. From 27 September to 4 October, the Val di Fassa Tourist Office encouraged people to enjoy nature while actively helping to preserve it. During this period, 300 participants set out to collect litter along 40 routes covering 170 kilometres.
For the fourth time, we supported Bosch BKK Immenstadt and DMG MORI in the “Challenge Müllfreies Allgäu” (Challenge: Waste-Free Allgäu). From 26 September to 12 October 2025, Oberallgäu and Ostallgäu challenged each other to remove as much litter as possible from the countryside. As a result, 1,954 participants registered on our CleanUP Map and cleared 571 kilometres of hiking and cycling trails of rubbish along 114 routes. In the end, Oberallgäu won – despite the competitive nature of the challenge, the overarching goal of giving something back to nature is celebrated equally here.
Every day is CleanUP Day: In 2025, 246 people registered for a private CleanUP outside of CleanUP Days or other campaigns. This added another 354 kilometres cleaned up across 43 routes to the CleanUP Map.