It’s no secret — the planet needs our help.
In Australia, we’re blessed with pristine landscapes right on our doorsteps. Crystal clear oceans, lush rainforests, and everything in between. If we want to keep our country as beautiful as it is, we need to do our part in cleaning it up.
Clean Up Australia Day has been an annual fixture on Aussie calendars for decades, encouraging all of us to do our part for the environment. And, while picking up rubbish and litter is a huge help, it doesn’t just stop there.
Doing the right thing by the planet can often start by making simple everyday changes like, while you’re doing the shopping, looking out for products and produce that use minimal or biodegradable packaging. Better still, challenge whether what you’re after needs packaging at all. Do you really need to put that banana in a plastic bag when you’re just going to peel it anyway?
Adopting good recycling practices is also a huge help, and there are plenty of resources on Clean Up Australia’s website to help steer you in the right direction.
Fast Fashion
So, how can we help combat this?
Buy second-hand. Buying pre-loved clothes is a great way to combat the environmental impact of fast fashion. It extends the clothes’ lifespan, reduces resource consumption, pollution, and waste generated by fast fashion.
Think about if you really need those new clothes you want. Treating yourself occasionally is OK, but our overconsumption is ultimately hurting the country.
Quality over quantity. Trust us — investing in one staple that might be more expensive over buying multiple cheap pieces that won’t last nearly as long will be much better for the planet in the long run.
Beyond that, buying a Play For Purpose ticket in support of Clean Up Australia, means more educational resources to help minimise fast fashion’s impact on our country in future, and you can feel good knowing you’ve helped make a difference.
Single Use Plastics
Despite how far we’ve come with education and trying to do away with a reliance on single-use plastics, these environmental hazards continue to harm our planet. With the rise in popularity of single-use vapes, and society’s love of take-away coffee and bottled water, the rate of these plastics unfortunately continues to grow year on year.
In fact, Clean Up Australia’s latest FY23 Litter Report revealed that a colossal 28.7% of all litter that was collected last Clean Up Australia Day was soft plastic. Beyond that, 6.7% of all litter was single-use plastic bottles.
We’ve got a long way to go when it comes to significantly reducing our usage of single-use plastics, but one thing’s for sure: making a pledge to do our bit and focus on reusable coffee cups and water bottles goes a long way. Additionally, being a good samaritan and picking up rubbish you see every day — not just Clean Up Australia Day — can really make a difference. And if you want to show extra support for the chance to WIN big prizes, why not grab a Play For Purpose ticket in support of Clean Up Australia to help our planet.
So, What Else Can You Do Now?
A great way to get involved is to register or join a Clean Up Australia Day event near you. And it’s always worth remembering the 4 R’s of waste management:
Refusing to purchase or use items that you know will harm the planet.
Reducing the amount of waste you make.
Reusing wherever you can, limiting your use of single-use items.
Recycling properly.
While Clean Up Australia Day is on March 3, the Play For Purpose charity raffle helps support hundreds of good causes, like Clean Up Australia year-round. Buying that raffle ticket for just $10 means you're going the extra mile to help the planet and puts you in the running to be $250,000 richer just for doing a good deed.
Draw closes March 14, so head to Play For Purpose now for your chance to win big!
To register or join a Clean Up event near you, visit cleanup.org.au
Play For Purpose charity raffle tickets are just $10, so get behind the community cause closest to your heart for your chance to WIN a $250,000 first prize pack. For the latest raffle prizes, see playforpurpose.com.au.
If you’re an established ACNC registered charity looking to supercharge your fundraising, contact the Play For Purpose team to learn more about becoming a charity partner. Promoter is 50-50 Foundation Ltd. Entry open to Australian residents who are aged 18 years or older. See full T&C’s at playforpurpose.com.au.
Now, you probably don't need an extra reason to want to help the planet, but what if we told you that, by helping the planet, you also have the chance to win big, like $250,000 big?
That’s right, with the Play For Purpose charity raffle, buying a raffle ticket in support of Clean Up Australia (or any of the 500+ charities Play For Purpose partners with) for just $10, means $5 from every ticket purchased goes directly to your nominated charity. Plus, each ticket puts you in the draw with the chance to win a share of 395 prizes up for grabs. The biggest prize? $250,000 worth of cashable gold bullion.
Now, don't let the gold bullion prize confuse you - it will change the winner's life forever. In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, this prize could unlock options to cash it in, invest it, save it, or put it towards something extra special you've been dreaming of... the chance to put a deposit on that dream house, or getting that car you've always desired, just for helping the environment.
Ahead of Clean Up Australia Day on March 3, now is the perfect chance for us all to reflect on aspects of our society and lifestyles, so we can all help make positive changes towards an environmentally sustainable future.
Fast fashion — cheap clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers to keep up with trends — is a huge problem worldwide, but particularly in Australia.
According to a 2021 report by the Australasian Circular Textiles Association, Australians throw out, on average, 23kg of textiles to landfill each year. Not only that, but despite Australia being the second largest consumers of textiles globally, we only wear 40% of the clothes we own, according to Clean Up Australia.
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Now, you probably don't need an extra reason to want to help the planet, but what if we told you that, by helping the planet, you also have the chance to win big, like $250,000 big?
That’s right, with the Play For Purpose charity raffle, buying a raffle ticket in support of Clean Up Australia (or any of the 500+ charities Play For Purpose partners with) for just $10, means $5 from every ticket purchased goes directly to your nominated charity. Plus, each ticket puts you in the draw with the chance to win a share of 395 prizes up for grabs. The biggest prize? $250,000 worth of cashable gold bullion.
Now, don't let the gold bullion prize confuse you - it will change the winner's life forever. In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, this prize could unlock options to cash it in, invest it, save it, or put it towards something extra special you've been dreaming of... the chance to put a deposit on that dream house, or getting that car you've always desired, just for helping the environment.
Ahead of Clean Up Australia Day on March 3, now is the perfect chance for us all to reflect on aspects of our society and lifestyles, so we can all help make positive changes towards an environmentally sustainable future.
A great way to get involved is to register or join a Clean Up Australia Day event near you. And it’s always worth remembering the 4 R’s of waste management:
Refusing to purchase or use items that you know will harm the planet.
Reducing the amount of waste you make.
Reusing wherever you can, limiting your use of single-use items.
Recycling properly.
So, how can we help combat this?
Buy second-hand. Buying pre-loved clothes is a great way to combat the environmental impact of fast fashion. It extends the clothes’ lifespan, reduces resource consumption, pollution, and waste generated by fast fashion.
Think about if you really need those new clothes you want. Treating yourself occasionally is OK, but our overconsumption is ultimately hurting the country.
Quality over quantity. Trust us — investing in one staple that might be more expensive over buying multiple cheap pieces that won’t last nearly as long will be much better for the planet in the long run.
Beyond that, buying a Play For Purpose ticket in support of Clean Up Australia, means more educational resources to help minimise fast fashion’s impact on our country in future, and you can feel good knowing you’ve helped make a difference.
Fast fashion - cheap clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers to keep up with trends - is a huge problem worldwide, but particularly in Australia.
According to a 2021 report by the Australasian Circular Texiles Association, Australians throw out, on average, 23kg of textiles to landfill each year. Not only that, but despite Australia being the second largest consumers of textiles globally, we only wear 40% of the clothes we own, according to Clean Up Australia.