Clean Up Week

Clean Up Week is a great opportunity to get your friends, family, school, business or local community group together to participate in New Zealand’s largest clean up event and to make a positive and tangible impact in your local community.

Clean up at Oriental Bay, Wellington

Every year we mobilise thousands of Kiwis around the country to take part in New Zealand’s largest clean up event.

Clean Up Week is a great opportunity to get your friends, family, school, business, local community or youth group together and be part of New Zealand’s largest movement against litter.

In 2025, we had over volunteers take part in clean up events across Aotearoa. Volunteers collected a total of 30 tonnes of waste, the same weight as a Sperm Whale!

Thanks to all of the volunteers who got out there in their local communities and made a difference to the environment!

Clean Up Week is back this year, kicking off on 18 September, with World Clean Up Day on 19 September 2026. Registrations will open in July 2026.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s Clean Up Week wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of our sponsors.

Clean Up Week resources
Clean Up Week FAQs
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Whilst we are happy to support initiatives that fall outside of our Clean Up Week dates, please be aware that Clean Up Week rubbish can only be dropped off to council, EnviroWaste or Waste Management transfer stations between the 18th September to 2nd October 2026.
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