It’s Time For Clean Up Australia’s Great Spring Clean.
At Snap Send Solve, we’re all about keeping our shared spaces safe, clean, and great to be in. That’s why we’re supporting Clean Up Australia’s Great Spring Clean event happening this September!
Clean Up Australia is urging everyone to take action and address our environmental challenges before summer hits. Our environment is facing immense pressure with Australians generating 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly.
A huge 84% of this plastic waste goes to landfills, while 130,000 tonnes leak into our marine environment.
Let’s rally together to put the “great” in the great outdoors and tidy our local environments, just as we would spring clean our homes.
Register your clean up event at register.cleanup.org.au/greatspringclean to be part of this year’s Great Spring Clean.
Registration is free, with participants receiving Clean Up kits with gloves, bags, and resources included. Businesses are welcome to participate by covering a small fee to cover kit costs.
Interested in seeing how your local council is getting involved? Search for your council in the list below.
Participating Councils
| Council Name | State | Rubbish Collection? | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina Shire Council | New South Wales | Yes | |
| Liverpool City Council | New South Wales | Yes | |
| Lane Cove | New South Wales | Yes | Gloves and bags provided |
| City of Ryde | New South Wales | Yes | Gloves and bags will be provided: Contact waste@ryde.nsw.gov.au |
| Inner West | New South Wales | Yes | |
| Byron Shire Council | New South Wales | No | Community groups can transport waste to the Byron Resource Recovery Centre for free disposal. They will need to call the Byron Resource Recovery Hotline to book this in - 1300 652 625. Bags will be provided, if required. |
| City of Parramatta | New South Wales | Yes | The City of Parramatta is providing Clean Up Australia waste with an exemption for tipping fees. |
| Mosman Council | New South Wales | Yes | |
| Coomalie Community Government Council | Northern Territory | Yes | Coomalie Community Government Council provides kerbside collection of larger materials. |
| Alice Springs Town Council | Northern Territory | Yes | Regional Waste Management Facility. |
| Barcaldine Regional Council | Queensland | Yes | We are a regional council therefore clean-up will occur across all five towns in the region being Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. |
| Douglas Shire Council | Queensland | Yes | |
| Torres Strait Island Regional Council - Hammond Island | Queensland | Yes | |
| Toowoomba regional Council | Queensland | Yes | Toowoomba Regional Council is providing free disposal of Clean Up Australia waste at Council waste management facilities. |
| Townsville City Council | Queensland | Yes, No | Townsville City Council is supportive of volunteers taking part in the Great Spring Clean. Please encourage all site supervisors to make arrangements for waste disposal prior to collection. In general, bagged items of waste will be collected, larger illegal dumping sites will need to be assessed individually. Additional materials will be provided where available. |
| Torres Strait Island Regional Council- Poruma | Queensland | Yes | |
| Gladstone Regional Council | Queensland | No | Landfill sites, waste transfer stations and skip bins. |
| Town of Walkerville | South Australia | Yes | Additional bins will be provided by Council along River Torrens Linear Park for the event. |
| District Council of Ceduna | South Australia | Yes | |
| Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council | South Australia | No | Rubbish disposal can be taken to the Clare Waste Transfer Station; Thursday, Friday and Sunday 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm free of charge. Or Riverton Transfer Station 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. |
| Kingborough Council | Tasmania | Yes | Kingborough Council is providing pick up only of bags, nothing over 20 kgs. |
| Benalla Rural City | Victoria | Yes | |
| Shire of Kulin | Western Australia | Yes | |
| Shire of Waroona | Western Australia | Yes | |
| Shire of Halls Creek | Western Australia | Yes | The Shire of Halls Creek have a tip where rubbish can dispose of. |
| Wyalkatchem Shire | Western Australia | No | Wyalkatchem Shire will dispose of rubbish collected. |
| City of Bunbury | Western Australia | Yes | |
| Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley | Western Australia | No | Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley residents can dispose of general rubbish for free at their landfill facility. |
| City of Kalamunda | Western Australia | Yes | |
| City of South Perth | Western Australia | Yes | City of South Recycle Centre - 199 Thelma St, Como |
| Town of Cambridge | Western Australia | Yes |
If you don’t see your local council on this list, get in contact directly about participating in Clean Up Australia’s Great Spring Clean.
And don’t forget to use Snap Send Solve to report bulk, heavy, or dangerous rubbish that you can’t safely clean up yourself.
From Snap to Solve, we’re with you every step of the way.
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