Overview
- Berlin unveiled a month-long trial that rewards residents and visitors for simple acts that care for rivers, lakes, and banks.
- Participants can earn free drinks, boat tours, or discounts for tasks like skimming litter from the Spree, planting seeds, watering trees, or joining a safety and etiquette tour.
- Local partners have set concrete offers, including a free return ticket at Strandbad Plötzensee for watering plants or helping less mobile visitors and free night swimming at Hotel Oderberger after a guided briefing.
- GoBoat adds cleanup rides with a post-tour drink and Kayak Berlin Tours offers 150 cleanup spots for 5 euros, with sign-ups and full details handled by Visit Berlin’s website after registration.
- The city’s economic administration funds the pilot, which leaders say targets awareness rather than measurable cleanup, and the model follows Copenhagen’s CopenPay as organizers eye a possible summer extension or permanent rollout if uptake is strong.