This year, Australians stepped up to Clean Up Australia in droves, with a 20% year-on-year increase in community registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2021.
Clean Up Australia Chairman, Pip Kiernan, is not surprised by the immense community response. “The increase in the number of community events just proves that Aussies everywhere are worried about the environment and that it’s time to tackle the surge in single-use disposable items, such as takeaway coffee cups, food packaging and masks, all of which are polluting our local parks, bushland, streets, waterways, and beaches,” said Ms Kiernan.
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