Experience Sylt sustainably

Sustainable vacation on Sylt

Promotions & Events to participate

Clean-ups

Dates for the next beach clean-ups: Join us!

16.07.2025: Beach Clean Up with Bye Bye Plastic
Treffpunkt: Hörnum Harbor
Time: 10:12 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
23.07.2025: Beach Clean Up with Bye Bye Plastic
Treffpunkt: Parking K4 Beach
Time: 11:13 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
30.07.2025: Beach Clean Up with Bye Bye Plastic
Treffpunkt: Lister Ellenbogen, parking lot northernmost point
Time: 19:21 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
06.08.2025: Beach Clean Up with Bye Bye Plastic
Meeting point: Parking Sansibar 2, dog beach
Time: 19:21 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
13.08.2025: Beach Clean Up with Bye Bye Plastic
Treffpunkt: Parking lot Strandsauna List
Time: 19:21 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
20.09.2025: International Coastal Clean Up Days
Meeting points: Lister Weststrand (Parking Strandhalle) & at the parking lot Klappholttal, Wadden Sea Ark in Hörnum & between Hörnum and Rantum on Parking lot K4

More information about the Clean Ups from Bye Bye Plastic

Two women stand in front of a sculpture made of washed-up plastic waste in the dunes. — © Sabine Braun

“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
Sylt Market at Hörnum Harbour // on weekends in summer // 11 a.m. to 17 p.m.
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

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Responsible holidays on Sylt
starts small

Join in!

use Reusable instead of disposable: Here you can find the List of RECUP & REBOWL partners on Sylt
Visit the bakery Raffelhüschen and get your own WECARRY Bread bag
Drink tap water: Simply because of the many Refill stations freshly tapped from the island
Separate the garbage: Pay attention to the colors of the Sylt garbage cans
accept Beach clean-ups Participate: And collect garbage on your next walk on the beach
Also on Sylt! Help save Too good to go Food just before closing time

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.

To Julia's tips