CLEAN UP OUR WATERWAYS
Increasingly we are confronted by images of wildlife that have died because of plastic in our waterways.
It may be the bird found dead with a stomach too full of plastic to hold any food. It may be the turtle with the straw up its nose. Or it may be about microplastics in our food supply.
Another sometimes-overlooked problem with rubbish in our waterways is that chemicals can leach from the rubbish and contaminate water. This is particularly the case with cigarette butts.
We need to keep this rubbish out of our waterways.
CHANGE STARTS WITH YOU
In Australia we have great facilities for rubbish collection. There is no good reason for rubbish to enter our environment.
However the more rubbish we produce the more likely it is to end up in our waterways. Check out some of the things you can do:
In Australia we have great facilities for rubbish collection. There is no good reason for rubbish to enter our environment.
However the more rubbish we produce the more likely it is to end up in our waterways. Check out some of the things you can do:
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost.
We have loads of tips to help you reduce the packaging you need to dispose.
Are you sure that bottled water is better for you?
It certainly is not better for our environment.
Check out how successful Container Deposit Schemes
are.
What is being done to prevent straws entering our waterways?
Increasingly retailers are eliminating single use plastic bags at the checkout.
Why is this important?
Why is this important?
Who is leading the way?
Did you know that cigarette butts contain plastic?
This is part of the filter which traps the tar and other toxins to minimise the amount inhaled.
This is part of the filter which traps the tar and other toxins to minimise the amount inhaled.
So butts in our waterways are a problem for two reasons.
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Clean Up Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.