Stories that inspire action
Nature’s Prescription: 7 Outdoor Activities That Are Better in a Clean Environment
Between work, family commitments and catching up with friends, it's too easy to wake up and realise weeks have passed without spending any real time outdoors! We tell ourselves, "I'll get my nature fix next week," yet whenever we do step [...]
10 quick sustainability wins for busy teachers
Between lesson planning and marking, most teachers donβt have spare hours to launch big sustainability projects - but the good news is, you donβt need to! Sustainability doesnβt have to be perfect or complicated. Even small changes in one classroom can [...]
Waste and Climate Change: The Connection We Ignore
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) We have a global waste problem, folksβa mammoth, incontrovertible waste problem on an epic scale. And this waste problem is deeply interconnected with climate change, primarily through the emissions of greenhouse [...]
Stop buying beach toys β Use beach toy libraries instead
BEACH TOY LIBRARIES Stop buying beach toys β Use beach toy libraries instead Making sandcastles at the beach was a very memorable part of my childhood. Now with kids of my own, I found myself buying beach toys so we could [...]
How to be a Recycling Superstar: Your Guide to Navigating the Complex World of Recycling
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) Recent statistics paint a bleak picture. Australia produces 75.6 millions tonnes of waste annually. This is around 2.88 tonnes per person! While a good portion of waste comes from building and [...]
Shaping A Cleaner Australia: The Final Chapter – Your Role in the Environmental Solution
The Final Chapter - Your Role in the Environmental Solution Our Ongoing Role This final chapter brings the focus to solutions - not one answer, but the mix of actions that drive real change. Recycling, waste reduction, education, climate action, [...]
Shaping A Cleaner Australia: PART 5 – Behaviour Change and Education: Shifting the System
Part 5: Behaviour Change and Education: Shifting the System From Litter Prevention to Waste Reduction As weβve explored in Parts 1β4, Australiaβs environmental challenges are longstanding, systemic, and evolving with population growth, urbanisation and new technologies. Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) [...]
Shaping A Cleaner Australia: PART 4 – Keep Australia Beautiful Week: Modern Advocacy in Action
Part 4 - Keep Australia Beautiful Week: Modern Advocacy in Action Keep Australia Beautiful Week (KAB Week) was originally launched in 1972, announced by then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who asked all Australians to get behind the nationβs first anti-litter [...]
Shaping A Cleaner Australia: PART 3 – Do the Right Thing: The cultural turning point
Part 3 - βDo the Right Thingβ: The cultural turning point Do the Right Thing Campaign By the early 1990s, Australia experienced a shift in how it understood litter, waste and environmental responsibility. At the centre of this change was [...]
Shaping A Cleaner Australia: PART 2 – Tidy Towns: From Clean Streets to Sustainable Communities
Part 2 - Tidy Towns Tidy Towns: From Clean Streets to Sustainable Communities If the story of Keep Australia Beautiful began with civic pride, the story of Tidy Towns is about community empowerment, everyday people coming together to protect, enhance, and [...]
Shaping A Cleaner Australia: PART 1 – Our Foundation: From a litter problem to a national movement
Part 1 - Our Foundation The early days When Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) was founded in 1966 during the post-war boom, waste was widely viewed as an accepted by-product of modern life. Fast food culture was taking off, disposable packaging was [...]
Shaping a cleaner Australia: In the beginning – Grassroots to national impact
In The Beginning - Shaping a Cleaner Australia: A Five Part Series Why community action still matters For nearly 60 years, Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) has been part of Australiaβs environmental DNA, helping shape how Australians think, talk and act [...]
Kids. Small β but MIGHTY β in the fight against litter!
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) Empowering kids to take Environmental Action Australia, we have a big litter problemβand we need everyoneβs help to solve it! And that especially includes kids and young people. So read on please grownups, [...]
How local Councils can get Involved in Sustainability Initiatives like KAB Week
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) Every year, thousands of tonnes of litter pollute Australian streets, waterways, and natural areas, costing Councils millions in clean-up costs and harming wildlife and ecosystems. Local Councils are uniquely positioned to drive real changeβnot [...]
How to Get My Workplace Engaged in Sustainability Initiatives like KAB Week
by Madeleine Coyle, KAB Copywriter (Volunteer) So, you want to get your workplace involved in keeping Australia beautiful? Thatβs amazing! Butβ¦ where and how to start? "Itβs surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create [...]
Take your ‘Litter-Warrior’ status to the next level
Level-up your 'Litter-Warrior' status by picking up other peoples' rubbish (Blog#5 KAB Week 2024: Take your 'Litter-Warrior' status to the next level by cleaning up rubbish while youβre out and about) In 2024, most of [...]
How to make sure your rubbish always ends up in right place while out and about
Do the right thing β How to make sure your rubbish always ends up in right place while out and about (Blog#4 KAB Week 2024: Choose the right bin to put it in) When youβre [...]
Organic litter harms native wildlife
Understanding the impact of your organic litter (Blog#3 KAB Week 2024: Leave Only Footprints!) When you think of litter, what comes to mind? Perhaps plastic bottles, fast food packaging and snack wrappers? What about organic [...]
How to make sustainable purchasing decisions when you don’t have reusables
Tips to make sustainable purchases (Blog#2 KAB Week 2024: Leave Only Footprints!) Weβve all been there β you head out for the day and realize you have forgotten your reusable items at home. While [...]
Plan ahead for sustainability
Tips for eco-friendly outings (Blog#1 KAB Week 2024: Leave Only Footprints!) Before you head out for the day is one of the most important times to have sustainability in mind. When you arrive at [...]
5 Basic Tips to Sustainable Seafood over the Festive Season
5 Tips to Sustainable Seafood: by Diana Baric, Keep Australia Beautiful Copywriter - Volunteer As we enter December and approach the festive season, it is an important time to think about the delicate ecosystems [...]
Your guide to 12 Days of a Sustainable Christmas
We all know how much waste is generated over xmas - but do you want to make more sustainable choices this year during the festive season? Read on for your guide to 12 Days of a Sustainable Christmas! [...]
Beeswax Wraps-The Eco-Friendly Alternative to Single-Use Plastics
Beeswax Wraps: The Eco-Friendly Alternative to Single-Use Plastics by Holly Webster, (Keep Australia Beautiful Creative Volunteer)Say goodbye to wasteful plastic wrap and say hello to the ultimate eco-warrior: beeswax wrap! These wraps are crafted from [...]
Kidz KAB – The Double Helix Sustainability Squad
What does it take to be a leader in sustainability? The Double Helix Sustainability Squad have stories to share, and theyβre here to show you that anyone can be an environmental champion. Keeping beaches clean (Millie) [...]
How to go about the Contain Your Waste Challenge
Laura Carrazza August 2022 I have recently begun my journey towards creating a more sustainable household for me and my family. I am in no way a perfect Waste Warrior, in fact, I have a long way to go to [...]
