CITO Across The World 2026
When & Where:
We’ll be cleaning up the park between Amohau St and Te Ngae Rd extension (South of the Rotorua Recycling Centre), from 09:30 to 11:30 on Saturday, 19 September 2026. There is a surprising amount of detritus and wind-blown rubbish in the shrubbery around the park boundaries.
Parking in Te Ngae Rd extension, end of Ti St, alongside the Meeting Point.
Logging requirement:
- Sign the Health and Safety Sheet, having turned up and assisted:
Optional:
- A photo of yourself (or at least part of you!)
- A photo of trash that we've / you've picked up at this CITO
Souvenirs:
Supported by
Rotorua Lakes Council (RLC)
Te Kaunihera o ngā Roto o Rotorua
Illegal Dumping & Litter: What you can do to help
HEALTH & SAFETY
RLC Requirements
- A briefing and H&S sign-in will be held at the Coordinates. 09:30
- Covered shoes must be worn
- Gloves and hi-vis vests are being supplied by RLC
- Rubbish bags are being supplied by RLC
- Rubbish disposal will be undertaken by RLC
- Any sharps will be collected by me in a hard container
- No trash collection on any of the road sides of the fenced area
- I will supply some rakes and hoes to hook anything out of the shrubbery. If you can also, that would be awesome
- Please bring your own snacks, water, sun-block, hats (or wet weather gear if needed)
- I will have a basic first aid kit. Please be responsible for your own actions
An Initiative of The Texas Geocaching Association
One day. Many communities. A world of difference.
A little over 2 years ago, georeyna, a geocacher in Houston, TX asked a simple question - what could happen if geocachers around Texas came together on one day to make their communities cleaner? Based on that simple question, the Texas Geocaching Association (TXGA) created an event named CITO Across Texas in conjunction with World Cleanup Day.
Geocachers throughout Texas held cleanup events on the third Saturday in September. Each event was locally organized, but together they became part of something much bigger. CITO across Texas was born!
The results have been tremendous. During 2024 and 2025:
More than 50 CITO events were held across Texas.
More than 700 volunteers participated.
Thousands of pounds of trash were removed from parks, trails, waterways, neighborhoods, and other public spaces.
In 2026, we want to take the next step and we are inviting the worldwide community of geocachers to help clean up our game board.