Community & Business
30 January, 2026
Sign up to clean up Australia
LOCALS can now sign up to clean up areas around their towns on 1 March.
Clean Up Australia Day urges individuals, families, schools, and community groups across the country to register to get in on the action.
Since its inception, over 23 million volunteers have joined the Clean Up effort. In 2025, over 800,000 people volunteered across 8000 events nationally during the Clean Up Australia Day campaign period.
“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,” Clean Up Australia chair Pip Kiernan said.
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% of all counted litter.
E-waste made its way into the top 10, 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,” Pip said.
“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.”
Volunteers who register for Clean Up Australia Day 2026 can receive a free Clean Up kit, containing gloves, bags and other resources, with packs for individuals, families, community groups and schools available.
Register now at cleanup.org.au for Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 1 March, with Business Clean Up Day on Tuesday 24 February and Schools Clean Up Day on Friday 27 February.
