Littering is the act of depositing a piece of rubbish in a place where it has the potential to cause harm or detrimentally affect that place and surrounds. Littering has a significant impact on our public places, making our streets and parks look dirty and unsightly.

The City of Canada Bay recognises the importance of managing litter and aims to address this issue through a range of targeted projects and programs with feedback from our community.

Come along and join us for Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, 2 March from 7:30–11:30am. This is a great opportunity to team up with your friends, family and neighbours to help clean up your local environment! You can also choose to get a team together and register your own clean up site! If you'd like to register for Council's Clean up sites, please register here:

• Rodd Park, Rodd Point
• Rhodes Foreshore Park, Rhodes
• Taplin Park, Drummoyne

All clean up materials will be provided and there will be a free sausage sizzle for all volunteers.

In the event of severe weather conditions, this community clean up event will be postponed.

The Love Your Place program is designed to encourage local residents, businesses and organisations to show pride in their community by taking an active role in keeping your space clean and green. As a Love Your Place partner, you will:

• Act as ambassadors at your nominated park or street
• Organise a minimum of two community litter clean-ups a year
• Report illegal dumping, graffiti, damaged facilities and anti-social behavior
• Regularly visit your nominated site to monitor its upkeep and report maintenance requirements to Council.

In return, to keep your nominated place clean and green, Council will provide you with:

• Clean-up kit with first aid kit, trash pickers, gloves, rubbish bags and hi-vis vest or Love Your Place shirt
• Educational material such as display posters, pamphlets and dog poo bags
• Support and promotion of mini events
• Commitment to Work Health and Safety.

The NSW Government have developed the NSW Litter Prevention Strategy 2023-2030.

This strategy has set two new amibitious litter reduction targets. These are:

1. Reduce all litter items by 60% by 2030

2. Reduce plastics litter items by 30% by 2025.

Funding has been allocated to Councils and community groups to deliver a range of local and regional litter prevention projects under the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041.