ARCHIVED NEWSClean Up Australia Day 2010 call for registrations 27 November 2009 - Registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2010 are now open, so it’s time to start mobilizing your family and friends to join your local community and don some cleaning gloves next March, 2010 to help make it the most successful year yet. This year there’s an even greater reason to participate, with Clean Up Australia Day celebrating its 20th national anniversary. |
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Ministers move on e-waste, stall on beverage containers 5 November 2009 - Australia is one step closer to dealing with the mounting issue of electronic waste, however action to address one of our other growing problems – beverage container rubbish – has stalled yet again, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Don’t Waste Australia: Historic Opportunity for National Waste Plan 4 November 2009 - Australia’s environment ministers have a historic opportunity to address the country’s mounting waste problems when they meet in Perth tomorrow to discuss a national action plan, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today. |
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Tough fines for illegal dumpers urgently needed 26 October 2009 - Tougher penalties for illegal dumping of rubbish are urgently needed, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan said today, following revelations there has been a 60 per cent increase in the environmental crime over the past two years. |
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Clean Up Co-founder and Deputy Chairwoman Steps Down after 20 Years 25 August, 2009 - The co-founder and deputy chairwoman of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World, Kim McKay, AO, has resigned from the boards of both groups after 20 years of service. |
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Businesses challenged to take up bottled water 8 July 2009 - Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said the State Government’s announcement today that it will ban bottled water from all government offices and buildings is a huge step in the right direction. |
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Australia’s plastic bag dependence contributing to global marine debris crisis 9 June, 2009 - The findings of the first-ever attempt to assess the impact of marine litter across the world has highlighted the urgent need for a ban on plastic shopping bags in Australia, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Register now to clean up the Murray River near you 23 January, 2009 - Now is the time to register a site to clean up your favourite part of the Murray River.
Clean Up Australia and Parks Victoria have teamed up to lead the way with the introduction of the Clean Up the Murray River campaign and we want you to help! |
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Ian Kiernan's Opinion Piece - Plastic Bags and Marine Debris June 2009 - As environmental challenges go, climate change is without doubt the most significant issue facing our generation. But what chance do we have of getting in place the complex solutions for this issue when it appears we can't even tackle a very simple solution for the problem of plastic bags – banning them. |
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Waste issues mount up ahead of Environment Ministers’ meeting 21 May 2009 - Environment Ministers from each state and territory have the opportunity to dramatically increase recycling rates in Australia when they meet with Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett tomorrow by agreeing to both a national plastic bag ban and the introduction of national container refund scheme. |
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No excuses left: a national plastic bag ban a must 3 May 2009 - There are no excuses left for state and federal government environment ministers to oppose a national plastic bag ban as South Australia prepares to rid itself of them from tomorrow, Clean Up Australia said. |
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Orange recycled water project 15 April 2009 - Guaranteeing future supplies of drinking water for drought and climate change-ravaged areas of Australia took a critical step forward today as Orange City Council became the first centre in the country to harvest its stormwater for drinking, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said. |
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NT refund scheme for drink cans/bottles should now go national 11 March 2009 - Clean Up Australia today welcomed the Northern Territory’s decision to introduce a refund scheme for drink containers. |
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Report reveals extent of ACT’s waste problems 16 February, 2009 - Over 20 tonnes of beverage container related rubbish was found in the ACT’s environment during last year’s Clean Up Australia Day, highlighting the need for a container refund scheme to improve recycling rates, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today at the release of the 2008 Clean Up Australia Day Rubbish Report. |
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Analysis reveals regional QLD’s most polluted areas 3 February, 2009 - Roadways across regional QLD are the most polluted sites in the state, analysis released today by Clean Up Australia has found. |
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New year dumping of old mobiles creates huge pollution problems 29 January, 2009 - Millions of obsolete mobile phones will be dumped in landfill by the end of January as a result of the large numbers of new handsets that were purchased in the lead up to Christmas, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Most people want a 10 cent refund for cans/bottles in NSW 24 January , 2009 - A 10 cent refund on drink bottles and cans in NSW would act as a major incentive for people to lift recycling rates and reduce pollution of the natural environment, Clean Up Australia said today following revelations the state government is considering reviving the scheme. |
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Study finds refund scheme for bottles/cans in WA is needed 29 January, 2009 - More than a quarter of all rubbish found in Western Australia on Clean Up Australia Day last year was drink cans and bottles, highlighting the urgent need for improved recycling rates, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today |
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WALL-E joins forces with Clean Up Australia 14 January, 2009 - WALL-E, waste collector robot and this year’s new movie sensation, is urging Australians to take action to protect the environment by getting involved in Clean Up Australia Day. |
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Electronic waste out of control unless urgent national action taken 11 December 2008 - Clean Up Australia’s Chairman Ian Kiernan AO has backed calls for a national recycling scheme for electronic waste and said unless urgent action is taken the problem may get out of control. |
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National plastic bag ban now needed following SA’s lead 13 November 2008 - Today’s historic decision by the South Australian parliament to ban plastic bags in South Australia should now push the Federal Government to act on a national ban, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Muswellbrook lead on e-waste should be followed nationally 10 November, 2008 - Local government across Australia should follow Muswellbrook Shire Council’s lead in the fight against electronic waste by encouraging recycling of electrical appliances and conducting e-waste collection days, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Electronic waste to spiral out of control unless national action taken 8 November, 2008 - South Australia’s decision to go it alone on banning electronic waste from landfill should now add pressure on the Federal Government to fast-track a national scheme for recycling Australia’s fastest growing waste problem, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Waste challenges piling up ahead of Environment Ministers meeting 6 November 2008 - National waste problems are piling up ahead of tomorrow’s important next meeting of state and federal environment ministers in Adelaide, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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If you don’t Clean Up Australia, who will? 31 October, 2008 - Register local sites now for Clean Up Australia Day 2009.
Australians generate almost 32 million tonnes of rubbish each year – that’s about 1.5 tonnes from each and every one of us and, per person, ranks us as the second highest producers of waste in the world. |
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New container deposit legislation in South Australia 8 September 2008 - South Australia’s doubling of its container deposit from five cents to ten cents should act as a wake up all to other states and territories, Clean Up Australia chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today. |
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Clean Up Co-Founder is Awarded AO 9 June 2008 - Co-Founder of Clean Up Australia, Kim McKay has been awarded Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO). |
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China’s ban on plastic bags highlights damage of delays in Australia 4 June 2008 - China’s decision to ban plastic bags has caused further embarrassment for Australia, which continues to delay a final decision to ban them despite evidence a levy does not work in the long run, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Lead, don’t follow on climate change 26 February 2008 - Australian businesses must develop sustainable practices that benefit the wider community if they are remain competitive in economies rapidly changing due to the threat of climate change, leading business executives said today following the success of the national Business Clean Up Day. |
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Business urged to lift recycling rates on Business Clean Up Day 25 February 2008 - More than three million tonnes of glass, paper, metals and plastics is being sent to landfill each year in Australia but could easily be recycled and businesses have a significant role to play in improving the situation, Clean Up Australia said today ahead of Business Clean Up Day on 26 February. |
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Australia Day Warning on Plastic Bottles 25 January 2008 - As Australians head out to celebrate Australia Day this weekend in parks, on beaches and foreshores Clean Up Australia is urging people to be careful not to leave behind their plastic bottles as just one can literally spread around the world. |
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Communities urged to ban plastic bags as part of Clean Up Day campaign 11 January 2008 - Communities could introduce their own ban on plastic bags rather than waiting for the Federal Government to phase them out or impose a levy, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today. |
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