Pip says Clean Up Australia Day was a good reminder to get back into those good habits. ... KID 2: I think it's from arts and crafts. We also found lots of ice block wrappers and food wrappers.

In 1989, he organised a community event to clean up Sydney Harbour. He expected a few hundred attendees, and 40,000 people turned up to help. Clean Up Australia Day was born.

Clean Up Australia Day founder Ian Kiernan said 65 per cent of the rubbish comes from single-use consumables such as food packaging. "The results are very disappointing, ...