The rubbish data our wonderful volunteers collect for us throughout the year is shared with agencies such as the CSIRO and is used to reinforce the need and actions for better resource recovery.
Because change starts with YOU. Conscious that Australians produce more than 10kg of waste per person per week, we are actively pursuing partnerships that will help individuals reduce this amount by avoiding single use items and diverting what cannot be avoided from landfill. Our Clean Up our Waste campaign focuses attention on providing solutions for issues and items that our community tells us are of major concern to them. These include beverage consumption, food packaging, single use plastics, food waste, electronic waste, cigarette butts and tyres. Increased business engagement has resulted in 30% increase in their event participation and opportunities to
collaborate on ways to reduce the environmental footprint of all Australians. Campaigns undertaken with Century Batteries, PlusPak and Return and Earn are providing opportunities to help everyone make informed decisions wherever they are – at home, at work or while out and about. We were also pleased to partner with Coles for the roll-out of reusable hessian bags, and a number of other retailers which also replaced single use plastic bags at their checkout. Behind the scenes, we welcomed the appointment of Pip Kiernan as our Chairman. She recruited a number of new directors to our board, expanding the skill set of this team to include marketing, legal, financial and business consulting experience. Together they bring new energy and an external perspective and we look forward to working with them to revitalise and grow our offerings as we embark on the next chapter of Clean Up Australia.
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Category
Organisation
Business Champions
Baiada Dimension Data
Diamond
B2B Technology
Platinum Supporters
Carbon Reduction Institute CQ University Danone Nilfisk Saputo Dairy
Gold Supporters
Canon Enjo Australia Integria healthcare Storage KingcStylecraft Yokohama Tyres
Silver Supporters
Bee Wrappy BioPak De Bortoli Winez Denso-Ten Greencap Huhtamaki Pitney Bowes Veritas Workmetrics
We congratulate and thank the employees from individual businesses and our Business Supporters across the country for their participation in 2019.
Change starts with YOU!
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Global Outreach
A calendar year program, the UNEP endorsed Clean Up the World Weekend is celebrated globally during the third weekend of September.
During 2018, 91 groups across 38 countries participated across a regional spread [based on UN Regions]
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Europe
28%
Africa 18%
21%
17% West Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Asia Pacfic
13%
North America
3%
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Plastic Plastic was the most common item, representing 39% [35% in 2017] of all rubbish items removed. This is the 24th year that plastic has dominated the ‘Major Sources of Rubbish’. In 2018, beverage containers, beverage related rubbish and plastic bags were the top three plastic items reported.
16
%
Miscellaneous
[22% in 2017]
Miscellaneous items once again took second position at 16% [22% in 2017]. The most common item reported continues to be cigarette butts reflecting 87.1% [2017 = 91.5%] of reported items in this category.
Metal
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%
[13% in 2017]
Metals continued to hold the third spot in 2018 – recording 14% of all rubbish reported, a 1% increase on 2017. Within this category, soft drink and alcoholic beverage cans continue to dominate, representing 50.3% of metal rubbish reported [51.4% in 2017].
Litter directly associated with single use packaging continues to be a major source of rubbish reported by volunteers. In 2018, it was as high as 88% of all reported items. Of this, food packaging represented just under 19%, non-food packaging over 26%,
beverage containers 18%, beverage rubbish 11.8%, chip and confectionery wrappers recorded 7% and plastic bags 4.5%. In 2018 non-food packaging, which includes unidentified plastic packaging, cigarette lighters, non-PET containers, automotive oil, laundry/cleaning
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%
[35% in 2017]
Paper
12%
Glass
11%
Polystyrene
5%
Wood
2%
Rubber
1%
These sources were followed by paper at 12% [11% in 2017], glass at 11% [12% in 2017] polystyrene at 5% [consistent with last year], rubber at 1% [double the 2017 count] and wood at 2% [also consistent with 2017].
containers, plastic crates, paper bags, boxes, cigarette packets, wine casks, small and large pieces of paper, aerosol cans, 44 gallon drums, paint tins and cigarette butts, dominated the list at 26.1% of all reported rubbish. This was a 4.1% increase over last year.
view our full report at cleanup.org.au/rubbish-report
Spreading the WORD
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Small acts, ❝ when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.❞ – Howard Zinn
Become a CHANGEMAKER
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Our funding partners 2018/19 Clean Up Australia Day 2019 Major Partners: Cleanaway Shop-A-Docket Founding Partner: McDonald’s Suppliers: Look Print [signage] Becton Dickinson [sharps containers] Corporate Partners Luxmy Furniture [donation of office space in Darlinghurst, Sydney] Lenovo Professional Service Providers
In 2017 Clean Up was invited to apply for extension of funding by way of a grant to be managed by the Department of Industry for the period 2018-2020. Our successful submission secures remuneration of the Clean Up Australia Day Delivery team for the period November to the following March during those three years. A number of employees support Clean Up through payroll giving and we thank the management and staff of Citigroup, Kimberley-Clark , Morgan Stanley, NAB, PWC, Qantas, The Smiths Snackfood Company, and Sumitomo for their donations. Our donors are important members of the Clean Up family. To them and the growing number of individuals, foundations and organisations which have raised money for us or who have supported us with one-off donations we renew our pledge that 100% of all donations received by Clean Up are directly deployed to delivery of community based campaigns and projects. Clean Up is proud to have achieved the ACNC seal of approval as a compliant registered charity that fulfils our allocation pledge. We also enjoy a unique position with local government nationally and we remain grateful to them for their guidance and support.
Hunt & Hunt [Legal services] Ernst & Young [Auditing services] Deloitte Monitor [Strategic review] Shopper Media Group Cummins South Pacific [merchandise storage]
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Financial Year 2019
income by source Corporate sponsorship
$564,523 Donations
$718,225 In-kind contributions
$309,206 Government grant
$144,000 Merchandise sales
$30,829 Other revenue
$6,596
Total $1,773,379
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expenditure by campaign area
Clean Up Australia Day
$989,034
cost of business Campaign delivery
$989,034 Administration
$268,914 Fundraising
$22,382 Insurances
$34,409 Travel
$7,598
Total $1,322,337
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Executive
Clean Up Australia Day 2019
Executive Chairman: Ian Kiernan AO
Business: Wendy Chapman
Managing Director: Terrie-Ann Johnson
Clean Up Sydney Harbour: Sally Miles [November 2018–March 2019] Community: Daisy Kelly
Marketing & Communications Community Marketing: Daisy Kelly
Business Development Business Development Manager: Wendy Chapman
Operations: Johann Kytzia Publicist: Tracey Wigg Receptionists: Gabrielle Aitken [January–March 2019] Clotilde Lienhart [February 2019] Youth: Oliver Emanuel [November 2018–April 2019]
Operations Operations Officer: Johann Kytzia
2018/19 Office Volunteers Romayne Braid
Projects Project Officer: Sally Miles
Brett Gill Andrew Hockney Shamshad Jahan Hevi Mattini Sally Miles Sabrina Norbido [graphic artist] Emily Umbrazunas Elizabeth Watson Guy Webster
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Board of Directors Executive Chairman: Ian Kiernan AO [Deceased 16 October 2018] Non-Executive Chairman: Philippa Hill [Pip Kiernan] [Appointed 10 December 2018]
Company Secretary Brett Hearnden [Appointed 25 March 2019] Terrie-Ann Johnson [16 January–25 March 2019] Bruce Kerridge [July–16 January 2019]
Directors Belinda Diprose [Appointed 31 January 2019]
Newly appointed Pip Kiernan
Catriona Dixon [Appointed 16 January 2019] Brett Hearnden [Appointed 25 March 2019] Philippa Hill [Pip Kiernan] [Alternate Director to Ian Kiernan 23 August–16 October 2019, Director 16 October–10 December 2018] Maureen Horder Terrie-Ann Johnson [Managing Director] Bruce Kerridge [to 16 January 2018] Andrew Post [Appointed 16 April 2019] Daniel Ratner [Appointed 31 January 2019] Honorary Lawyers Hunt & Hunt Honorary Auditors Ernst & Young
Team CLEAN UP
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