PROJECTS
Clean Up Australia inspires and mobilises communities to improve and conserve our environment, eliminate litter, and end waste.
In support of our mission, Clean Up Australia and our Community Allies are working on various projects year-round, all across Australia. Projects focus on litter removal, litter prevention efforts and, in some cases, wider environmental restoration and social wellbeing.
Catch it in the Catchment
A yearly campaign run by Tamar Natural Resource Management in partnership with Clean Up Australia, catching litter from kanamaluka - the Tamar estuary catchment, in Tasmania.

The Redfern Waterloo Project
The Redfern Waterloo Project commenced in 2024. This project is based in the public housing estates of Redfern and Waterloo, Sydney. Residents participate in monthly Clean Ups, and stick around afterward for a bite to eat and a yarn!
The Mermaid Pool Fix Up Project
The Mermaid Pool Fix Up project has been in operation since 2002, when 71 volunteers removed more than four tonnes of rubbish from the site. This ongoing project focuses on litter and weed removal, planting and rehabilitation of Mermaid Pool on Manly Creek, Manly Vale NSW.
Great East Coast Clean Up
Held in May and organised by the Landscape Recovery Foundation, the Great East Coast Clean Up is an annual month-long Clean Up and conservation effort across multiple council areas on the East Coast of Tasmania.
The Big Butt Hunt
Co-hosted by Clean Up Australia, No More Butts and Cairns Regional Council, the Big Butt Hunt has taken place on Clean Up Australia Day since 2022. Teams battle it out for the prestigious recognition of collecting the most cigarette butts on the day.
Greening the Green
A past project, Greening the Green was an early litter prevention effort by Clean Up Australia supported by PepsiCo. Sporting clubs in different council areas learned how to manage and collect soft plastics to be recovered, and eventually recycled into club equipment!
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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.