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Sustainable vacation on Sylt

Promotions & Events to participate

“Sylt cleans up”

Every day is clean-up day! We're tackling the issue together again! Bye Bye Plastic invites you to a personal, planned, or spontaneous spring cleaning in nature with "Sylt Cleans Up." Following the tremendous success of the "Sylt Cleans Up" campaigns in spring, summer, and fall 2024, the marine conservation organization is now launching its major summer campaign for 2025.

Since the "Sylt Cleans Up" project began in April 2024, a total of 1592 people have been encouraged to collect trash on Sylt and enter their findings into the Bye Bye Plastic Cleanup Map, both individually and in groups. To date, 375 cleanups have been documented, 922 km of beaches and nature have been cleaned, and approximately 13770 liters of trash have been collected.

How can you participate? It's easy:

  • Grab a bag and turn your walk by the sea, in the forest, or elsewhere in the environment into an active nature conservation activity under the motto "every day is cleanup day"!

  • Enter your private cleanup with location, route and amount of rubbish in the interactive "Sylt cleans up" map on the Home or in the Bye Bye Plastic app.

  • Tell others about it! And feel free to share it on social media or in your status. Use the hashtag #sylträumtauf 

  • Become a cleanup hero and, with a little luck, win one of 15 attractive prizes generously donated by Sylt companies and restaurants, plus, for the first time, the coveted, not-for-sale Bye Bye plastic hats.

Poster for the environmental campaign “Sylt cleans up” with cleanup information, dates and QR code.
© Bye Bye Plastic

Sylt flea markets

Browse, trade & discover sustainably 

  • Flea market at the mini golf course in Wenningstedt // Tuesdays in the summer months // 10 a.m. to 16 p.m.

  • Housewives' flea market at Westerland Town Hall // Thursdays in the summer months

  • Flea market at Lister Hafen // every 2nd Sunday in summer // 10am to 17pm

  • Kampen Second Hand Market // Kaamp Hüs // September 26th & 27.09.2025th, XNUMX // 
    Friday: 10am-18pm, Saturday 10am-16pm

Colorful pennant with the inscription "Insel Sylt" and lighthouse motif.
© Peter Bender | Sylt Marketing

Responsible holidays on Sylt 
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With blogger Globusliebe

Experience Sylt sustainably

Julia traveled to Sylt this fall and tested out the island's responsible vacation. From eco-friendly travel to sustainable activities and regional restaurants to climate-friendly accommodations, she's compiled all the tips in her Sylt guide.

You want to get involved but don’t know where?

Here you can find an overview of volunteer opportunities on Sylt.

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WORTH LIVING Sylt

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In our event calendar you will find all sustainable events on the island