Clean Up Australia Day returns on Sunday, 1 March next year and the organisation is calling on individuals, families, schools, and community groups across the country to register now to be part of Australia’s largest environmental movement.
Since its inception, over 23 million volunteers have joined the Clean Up effort.
In 2025, more than 800,000 people volunteered across 8000 events nationally during the Clean Up Australia Day campaign period.
Clean Up Australia chairperson Pip Kiernan said our nation’s litter disposal and recycling challenges are continuously shifting but the” one thing we know for certain, is that too much litter is still making its way into our streets, parks, bushlands and waterways”.
The FY24 Clean Up Australia Litter Report, which provides an annual snapshot of litter collected by volunteers in a calendar year, highlighted that plastics continued to be the number one litter type found in our national parks, bushlands and waterways, representing almost 81 per cent of all counted litter.
E-waste made its way into the top ten, with vapes and batteries making up most of the reported e-waste found in the environment.
“Now is the time to register, get your gloves on and get involved. Clean Up Australia Day is about coming together, as neighbours, as communities and as fellow Aussies for a common goal. Whether you’re hitting the beach, cleaning a creek, or picking up litter in your local park, your efforts count. When we come together, we create real, visible change. So, let’s get our gloves on and together, give back to the place that we call home,” Ms Kiernan said.
Registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2026 are now open.
Volunteers can receive a free Clean Up kit, containing gloves, bags and other resources, with packs for individuals, families, community groups and schools available – with businesses asked to pay a small fee to cover costs.
If you register your Clean Up Australia Day event before 31 December, you will automatically be entered into an early bird competition to win one of five donated $500 Coles vouchers, subject to terms and conditions.
If you are unable to participate, Clean Up Australia also accepts donations, with 100 per cent of funds raised going directly to empowering Australians to take positive action for the environment and providing free Clean Up kits, according to the organisation.
Clean Up Australia day takes place on Sunday March 1, with Business Clean Up Day on Tuesday February 24 and Schools Clean Up Day on Friday February 27.
You can register now online.
Details: cleanup.org.au
