It's always the first Sunday in March - so in 2025, the official Clean Up Australia Day will be Sunday 2 March. Our dedicated Schools Clean Up Day will be Friday 28 February and we urge businesses of all sizes to get involved on Business Clean Up Day on Tuesday 25 February 2025.

But the great news is you can organise a Clean Up for any day of the year!

We'll still send you a free Clean Up kit because we we know Australia's waste challenges can't be solved in just one day.

No! We know our environmental challenges go far beyond one day! You can register to get involved any day of the year!

Registering means you're covered by Clean Up Australia's public liability insurance - and can be counted as a participant. We want to be able to celebrate how many Aussies are cleaning up, fixing up and conserving the environment each year.

It also enables you to log what you collect and remove from the environment. Clean Up Australia has been keeping records for over 30 years now and tracking litter trends - our Litter Report FY23 reveals that plastics continue to dominate the Australian litter landscape, marking 81% of all surveyed litter.  Soft plastics and cigarette butts continue to be the most collected items! But our volunteers are reporting new menaces - like vapes (e-cigarettes), nangs (nitrous oxide bulbs) and face masks for example, so this data has proven to be an invaluable resource in identifying trends in the types and spread of litter throughout Australia. 

You can use our site search to find an event near you. Some sites will be listed as private and are unable to welcome members of the public. If you find an event and would like to join it we encourage you to register online as it helps site supervisors anticipate numbers and plan accordingly. It also means you can be easily notified if there are any last minute changes.

If you are unable to find an event near you please consider signing up to do your own Clean Up - you don't need to organise a big group - you can get involved as a individual or family.

Not at all! You can sign up as an individual or family and we'll send you an appropriately sized kit. 

No! Not for community members, schools or youth groups.  We ask that businesses pay a small fee to cover costs.

We offer a range of ways for businesses to get involved with Clean Up Australia. You can choose from simple one-off clean up events, a competitive multi-site corporate challenge, or educational team-building sessions. Or perhaps you want to join forces and partner with us for branding alignment and to help solve an environmental problem?

Your school can get involved on our annual School Clean Up Day or at any time throughout the year. We have also teamed up with Cool.org to create curriculum-aligned lesson plans to help get the most out of your Clean Up!

The support of councils is critical to the success of Clean Up Australia. Without councils, our events would simply not be able to operate. Councils can participate at many different levels (depending on available resources) - by removing the rubbish from registered sites, spreading the word about  community sites or by organising their own Clean Ups. 

Look for an area near you that you think would benefit from a Clean Up; this could be a beach, waterway, park or any shared space. Your local council may be able to help you identify a potential site if you need a hand. We also provide a Litter Hotspot List where community members and councils can suggest locations that need a Clean Up. Once you have chosen your location, please contact the local council to advise them of your Clean Up event. If you would like to conduct a Clean Up on private land, you will of course have to get the landholder's permission. Then register your Clean Up site on our website.

You can register your Clean Up site online here.

We've tried to make this as painless as possible. But we do need to know certain details, so you will be covered by our public liaibility insurance.

The time needed for a Clean Up varies greatly and is dependent on the size of the site, number of volunteers and amount of rubbish. On average however, most events last for around two hours. You may also want to have a barbecue or picnic after the Clean Up, to reward the hard work of your volunteers - just make sure you don't leave any rubbish behind!

You can either dispose of the bags of rubbish yourself or liaise with your local council about a collection. We encourage schools and businesses to use their own waste providers. During the online registration of your Clean Up you can nominate a Rubbish Collection Point, however this arrangement must be agreed in advance with your local council.

As a Site Supervisor, you are responsible for planning, coordinating and overseeing your Clean Up. Please watch the video 'Leading a Clean Up' at the top of this page. 

You can also see an overview of what is involved with being a Site Supervisor in our Clean Up Day Site Guide. Please check also the Safety section on our website.

Simply log-in to your account

• Go to “My Events” and click on the “Edit My Page” tab
• Scroll down to “Time/Date of Event”
• Make changes and click on “Update Details”

Please be sure to let volunteers know of the new details. You can message them by clicking on the "Site Volunteers" tab and clicking "Send Email" under each participant's name. 

If you need assistance please contact us via email - cleanup@cleanup.com.au or phone us on 02 8197 3400 and we can give you a hand.

Clean Up Australia's first concern is your safety. If you feel that it is appropriate to postpone a Clean Up due to hazardous weather conditions, please do so. Please inform any registered volunteers of this postponement and think about how you will inform any volunteers who turn up on the day. In order to remain covered by Clean Up Australia's public liability insurance, it is important that all sites notify us of the new date for your Clean Up.

There are two different site types: Footpath and Roadside.

A footpath is an area designated exclusively for use by pedestrians, and if near a roadway, is separated from vehicles by a kerb or similar barrier. 

A roadside is the area beside a road that has nothing separating vehicles and pedestrians. There are very important safety considerations with which you must comply to register a roadside Clean Up. Please read through the Safety page for the specific regulations.

We ask that participants please try to register at least 10 business days prior, to guarantee delivery of your free Clean Up kit. We send out the kits in order of event date, not date of registration, so don't panic if your kit doesn't arrive immediately after registering.

Once you have successfully registered your Clean Up site through our online registration process, we will send you out a kit of materials to assist with your Clean Up. Please note that there are different versions of kits for individuals and community groups, schools and businesses. 

Community Kits

Individual kit:

• 2 x large bags (1 x general rubbish, 1 x recyclables)
• 1 x small bag
• 1 x pair of adult gloves
• Letter with instructions

Family kit:

• 2 x large bags (1 x general rubbish, 1 x recyclables)
• 2 x small bags (1 x general rubbish, 1 x recyclables)
• 2 x pairs of adult gloves in two sizes
• 2 x pairs of kids gloves
• Letter with instructions

Kit for up to 10 volunteers:

• 10 x large bags (mix of bags for general rubbish and for recyclables)
• 10 x pairs of adult gloves in two sizes
• Hi-vis supervisor vest
• Letter with instructions
• Paperwork kit (if requested)
• Sharps container (if requested)

Kit for up to 20 volunteers:

• 15 x large bags (mix of bags for general rubbish and for recyclables)
• 20 x pairs of adult gloves in two sizes
• Hi-vis supervisor vest
• Letter with instructions
• Paperwork kit (if requested)
• Sharps container (if requested)

School Kits

Kit for Preschools and ELCs:

• 10 x small bags (mix of bags for general rubbish and for recyclables)
• 30 x pairs of kids gloves size 6
• 4 x pairs of adult gloves in two sizes
• Letter with instructions

Kit for Primary Schools:

• 10 x small bags (mix of bags for general rubbish and for recyclables)
• 30 x pairs of kids gloves size 8
• 4 x pairs of adult gloves in two sizes
• Letter with instructions

Kit for Secondary Schools:

• 15 x large bags (mix of bags for general rubbish and for recyclables)
• 20 x pairs of adult gloves in two sizes
• Hi-vis supervisor vest
• Letter with instructions

Business Kits

• 10 x large bags (mix of bags for general rubbish and for recyclables)
• 10 x pairs of gloves in two sizes
• Hi-vis supervisor vest
• Sharps container
• Paperwork kit

Clean Up Australia is a charitable organisation and it is thanks to our donors and partners that we are able to offer a Clean Up kit free of charge. Extra bags, gloves and rubbish pickers can be purchased from our online store.

We suggest you contact your volunteers and encourage them to bring along a pair of gardening gloves and a rubbish collection bag.

All paper material, e.g. Volunteer Registration Forms, Site Guide, etc. can be downloaded here.

We appreciate you tagging the time to log what you collect and remove from the environment by inputting info here or recording it on the paper form called "End of Clean Up Report" that was provided with the kit or that you can download here.

The collection of this information enables us to access important statistical data from Clean Up activities conducted nationally and is an invaluable resource in identifying trends in the types and spread of rubbish throughout Australia.

Use Snap Send Solve to report any large or dangerous rubbish found during your Clean Up.

Download the free app to report dumped rubbish and other local problems in under 30 seconds.

Vapes are a triple-threat to our environment as they contain plastic, hazardous and electronic waste. Vapes should not go into landfill as they leach toxic waste and present a fire risk.

Please contact your local Council to discuss recycling options near you.

Use our site search to find an event near you. We encourage you to register online as it helps site supervisors anticipate numbers and plan accordingly.  Some sites will be listed as private and are unable to welcome members of the public.

Please dress appropriately for the weather, including closed-toe shoes. We also recommend that you bring a hat, pair of gloves, sunscreen and water - in a reusable bottle!

All registered and approved Clean Up sites are covered by Clean Up Australia's Public Liability Insurance. Clean Up Australia does not provide Personal Accident or Injury Cover.

View the yearly Litter Report here. The statistics you share with us are very important and we are conscious of the amount of effort you have taken to compile and send them to us. They are shared without any costs with the CSIRO, state and local government - pooling our information with them to plot rubbish trends, hot spots and impacts. We also use this data in our advocacy for waste management reform.

You can lodge your report using the paper form in your kit, or fill it in online.

Download resources here.  Please remember to tag us on Facebook and Instagram: @CleanUpAustralia

Yes. The Clean Up logo is trademarked, so you will need our permission to use it. Please contact us at cleanup@cleanup.com.au to arrange permission.

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In 1989, Ian Kiernan had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard - Sydney Harbour. He organised a community event with the support of a committee of friends - Clean Up Sydney Harbour. This simple idea has now become the nation's largest community-based environmental event, with the first official Clean Up Australia Day on 21 January 1990. Click here to learn more.

Great question! Australia’s waste challenges continue to grow. Now, more than ever, it’s time to Step Up and support solutions which move us towards a circular economy – where everything is a resource, and there is no such thing as waste.

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