Clean Up Australia Chairman, Pip Kiernan, says it’s more important than ever to get involved on Clean Up Australia Day.
She says the environment is also suffering from the impact of the pandemic, with a huge surge in single-use plastics and unprecedented numbers of face masks, takeaway coffee cups and food packaging littering our footpaths, parks and beaches.
“There’s no better time than right now to show that you care,” Ms Kiernan said.
“While we have been encouraged by the strong interest, more rubbish is entering our environment by the day, so we need everyone to get involved.
“For every little bit that we all do on Sunday, March 6, we are showing that we care and that we all have a role to play in protecting the environment around us.”
Registration is easy, and all community-based participants receive a free Clean Up kit, containing gloves and bags and other resources, with packs for individuals, families or groups also available.
Clean up dates to remember are: Business Clean Up Day – Tuesday, March 1; Schools Clean Up Day – Friday, March 4; and Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday, March 6.
If you can’t join a Clean Up, Ms Kiernan urges Aussies to make a donation to Clean Up Australia, which will help provide educational resources and clean up materials free of charge to community, school and youth groups across the nation, all year round.
To register or donate, visit cleanup.org.au
