"It’s a beautiful place we live in - next year we are hoping to get more locals involved as it is a great education to actually see how much rubbish you find when you’re walking or just driving by."
"It’s a beautiful place we live in - next year we are hoping to get more locals involved as it is a great education to actually see how much rubbish you find when you’re walking or just driving by."
This Clean Up Australia Day, Cleanaway team members worked closely with local community organisations and family members, from helping residents “clean up” their waste to taking a walk down a beautiful stretch of road to pick up litter. Here are their stories:
Black Rock Gardens, Victoria
Key Account Manager Ash Inglis was joined by teammates Aaron Schulze, Gregory Vournechis, Lilli McCubbin and their families to clean up Black Rock Gardens and its surrounds. She had a great time and noted, “We only found a few face masks which was both pleasing and puzzling as we thought there would be lots. Plenty of soft plastic wrappers, wet wipes, bottles and cans though!”
The team takes a final photo with the rubbish they collected
Riverland, South Australia
Operations Supervisor Matt Coombes (also known as Matty) and post collections worker Tony Ebert joined the local SA Monash Country Fire Service Brigade at 8AM on a lovely Sunday morning for another successful Clean Up Australia event. Matty said they were hoping to get more people involved next year, “It’s a beautiful place we live in – next year we are hoping to get more locals involved as it is a great education to actually see how much rubbish you find when you’re walking or just driving by.”
Post Clean Up Australia Day group photo with the SA Monash Country Fire Service Brigade
Biodiversity Park, South Australia
The team was pleasantly surprised by the condition of the first site they visited. Resource Recovery Officer Jess Jones said, “We visit this site every year for Clean Up as it is a common illegal dumping ground. However, we were all stoked to see the area focused on last year remain relatively clear of waste.”
The team with their “haul” of rubbish picked up
They then moved on to other hotspots and removed car tyres, roofing tiles, corrugated iron, polystyrene foam and more. Resource Recovery Officer Georgette Hawes summarised the day’s haul, “We collected more than 20 bags and found lots of construction waste such as metal and plastic fencing, concrete and bricks. Some unusual items included a fibre glass side skirt off a car, a wall mounted air conditioner and lots of plastic piping that had been stripped of metals inside.”
Western Sydney Parklands, New South Wales
The team spent a lovely lovely day cleaning up Lizard Log in Western Sydney Parklands. Theresa Troup recounts, “We were lucky enough to have a break in the rain – we even got a little bit of sun. It was a great way for some of our NSW Sustainability Team members to come together.”
From left to right: Theresa Troup, Maria Juchkov, Monica Davis, Blessing Uwagboe, Helina Kila, and Priya Murthy
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