Iconic Kiwi charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) is excited to announce that registrations are now open for its annual Clean Up Week, New Zealand’s largest movement against litter, which will take place from 16 September until 22 September. .
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It turns out 'Tidy Kiwi' are actually increasingly untidy. The country's latest litter audit shows Aotearoa's rubbish problem is gettting worse with the total number of items, volume and weight of of litter all increasing since the last survey in 2019.
The audit involves field researchers collecting and analysing abandoned trash in areas from 500 to 3000 metres square, including highways, carparks, residential and retail sites.
Charity Keep NZ Beautiful commissions the litter audit. Chief executive Heather Saunderson talks to Lisa Owen.