This Sunday March 3, is Clean Up Australia Day 2024, and as we continue to tackle our national waste challenges and protect our environment, Australians are being called on to join with their local communities and take immediate action.
In 2023, over 760,000 Australians pulled on their gloves and gathered for the iconic event.
Chair of Clean Up Australia Pip Kiernan says Clean Up Australia Day is the largest volunteer clean up event across the nation each year and the most practical way to educate and demonstrate waste prevention.
“Vapes, cigarette butts, coffee cups and soft plastics are amongst the commonly reported items collected by volunteers who are encouraged at each site to report their findings but you can’t help but be shocked by the scale of what ends up in our environment as litter,” she added.
For more details on how you and your friends can make a difference in your neighbourhood this weekend, and to get a free starter kit containing bags, gloves and everything you need, visit the cleanup.org.au website.
