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Clean Up Australia Education Resources

  • Clean Up Australia Education Resources

    These popular lessons—created with Clean Up Australia—inspire and empower young people to help clean up our environment. Young people will learn about waste and how it impacts our environment and work together to organise a clean-up event. Don't forget to register your Clean Up event.

Reduce the impact of rubbish on our environment

For more than 35 years, Clean Up Australia has been working to address the issue of waste in Australia.

Each year, thousands of school students across Australia participate in Schools Clean Up Day to create a healthier environment for Australia and learn about ways to conserve our beautiful country.

Register your Clean Up!

Schools Clean Up Day is coming up on 27 February, 2026. It's easy to organise a Clean Up at your school or Early Learning Centre on Schools Clean Up Day or any day of the year!

Scroll down to download free, Australian Curriculum-aligned resources to boost learning and engagement, and click the button below to visit Clean Up Australia's website. Register for Clean Up and order your FREE Clean Up kit. 

Register your Clean Up

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                                  These resources have been designed with Clean Up Australia and its Education Partner, Unilever Australia. These activities and lessons aim to help educate young Australians about the importance of preserving our precious environment.

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