Georges Riverkeeper clears more than 47,000 kilograms of river rubbish in 2021-2022
In the last financial year (from July 2021 to June 2022), over 47,000 kilograms of litter have been removed from the catchment during 1,364 clean ups, by people putting in over 9,657 hours in total as part of Georges Riverkeeper’s Catchment Actions Program partnership with NSW Department of Justice Corrective Services which removes litter from the catchment before it enters the river.
Over 1,405,000 kilograms of litter pollution has been removed from the Georges River catchment since 2007.
The amount removed during the last financial year (2021/22) was less than previous financial years due to the extensive rainfall, continuous wet weather experienced in Sydney in 2022 and the COVID-19 lockdowns all hindering the clean-up efforts in the Georges River catchment. People across the catchment may also be littering less resulting in reduced quantities collected.
Wondering how much litter we've removed from your Local Government Area (LGA) in this last financial year? Read on for a summary of amounts removed, sites visited, and hours worked for each of the Georges Riverkeeper’s Member Councils from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Bayside Council area:
- 3,993 kilograms litter removed
- 848 volunteer hours worked
- 97 sites cleaned up
City of Canterbury Bankstown areas:
- 7,156 kilograms litter removed
- 1,776 volunteer hours worked
- 290 sites cleaned up
Campbelltown City Council areas:
- 4,590 kilograms litter removed
- 1,466 volunteer hours worked
- 215 sites cleaned up
Fairfield City Council areas:
- 9,608 kilograms litter removed
- 1,571 volunteer hours worked
- 249 sites cleaned up
Georges River City Council areas:
- 3,513 kilograms litter removed
- 919 volunteer hours worked
- 160 sites cleaned up
Liverpool City Council areas:
- 13,743 kilograms litter removed
- 1,686 volunteer hours worked
- 216 sites cleaned up
Sutherland Shire Council areas:
- 2,720 kilograms litter removed
- 1,039 volunteer hours worked
- 98 sites cleaned up
National Parks and Wildlife Service areas:
- 2,041 kilograms litter removed
- 352 volunteer hours worked
- 39 sites cleaned up
To read more about Georges Riverkeeper’s positive impact, read the Annual Report 2021/22.
