Oceania
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Organization
Clean Up Australia
Sydney, Australia | Founded 1989
Founded by Ian Kiernan in 1989, Clean Up Australia Day brings communities, schools, businesses and Rotary clubs together each year to clear litter, much of it plastic, from parks, beaches and waterways.
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Technology
Deposit return systems and reverse vending
Proven at national scale
A small refundable deposit on drink containers, collected back through machines or shops, routinely returns more than 90 percent of bottles and cans.
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Technology
Enzymatic recycling of PET and polyester
Pilot to first commercial plants
Engineered enzymes break PET bottles, trays and polyester textiles back into their building blocks, which can be made into new plastic of virgin quality.
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Organization
Minderoo Foundation
Perth, Australia
Publishes the Plastic Waste Makers Index, which traces single-use plastic back to the companies that produce the polymer.
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Organization
Plastic Free Bali (Rotary)
West Bali, Indonesia
A Rotary Foundation global grant by the Rotary Clubs of Bali Seminyak, Woodend (Victoria) and Perth with Yayasan Biosfir Indonesia, bringing waste sorting, composting, recycling and door-to-door education to four villages beside West Bali National Park.
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Organization
Plastic Free Foundation (Plastic Free July)
Perth, Australia | Founded 2011
Runs the Plastic Free July challenge, which millions of people join each year to cut single-use plastic at home, school and work.
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Organization
Rotary Waste to Resource Hub (Philippines)
Victoria, Laguna, Philippines
A Rotary global grant with Australian and Philippine clubs, led by Dana Asia and Nexuz, turning hard-to-recycle plastic sachets into eco-bricks and pavers in Victoria, Laguna: 7.2 tonnes recycled a year and 12 jobs created.
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Organization
Seabin Project
Australia
Floating bins for marinas and ports that catch floating litter and microplastics, paired with local data and school programmes.
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Organization
Take 3 for the Sea
Australian movement asking everyone to pick up three pieces of rubbish whenever they leave the beach, a waterway or anywhere else.
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Organization
Tangaroa Blue Foundation
Runs the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, where volunteers log what they collect on beaches so the data can trace litter to its source and stop it there.