Programs

KAB WA is committed to the development of activities and targeted campaigns in order to educate different sectors of the community in litter prevention and environmental sustainability. KAB aims to change littering behaviours through developing programs, providing education and infrastructure, enforcement, and offering incentives and communication to the community through the way of grant money and media.

KAB’s programs include:

Litter Reporter Scheme
Registered litter reporters submit reports of littering from vehicles. These reports are processed by KABC under the Litter Act 1979 and infringements are sent to offenders.

Litter Prevention Grants
These grants provide financial support and guidance to individuals, communities and organizations for the implementation of projects which make lasting changes to prevent and reduce litter and change littering behaviour

Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities WA Awards
This program acknowledges and rewards regional communities by recognizing projects that enhance and look after the community’s assets and surrounding environment. A “tidy” town is a community that works together to improve its appearance and environment and implements sustainable practices and programs.

WA Clean Beach Awards
The WA Clean Beach Awards is a community pride program co ordinated by Keep Australia Beautiful and Surf Lifesaving WA. This initiative is to celebrate WA’s beach culture and keep our beaches beautiful, environmentally healthy and litter free.

Sustainable Cities
The Sustainable Cities program is an environmental awards program for metropolitan communities in WA. The awards provide an opportunity to recognize community groups, schools, businesses and local governments who are active in their communities in making valuable contributions towards environmental sustainability.

Keep Australia Beautiful Week
KAB week runs every year in late August/ early September. During this week the KAB National association and KAB WA run events to raise awareness of litter prevention and protection of our environment. Previous event have included Spring Clean Up, Zero Waste Lunches and Litter Critter Competitions.

Learning about litter
A school resource package including litter information, class activities and a supporting DVD is available from KAB WA. Teacher workshops are run throughout the year.

Community Clean Ups
KAB WA provides support and assistance to community groups involved in local clean up efforts.

Adopt - a - Spot
Adopt-a-Spot is an enjoyable and educational litter program that gives local communities the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and cleaner environment.

Trash My Ad
Are you a creative person 25 or less? Join our competition to develop a 30 second anti-littering ad for Keep Australia Beautiful. Visit www.trashmyad.com.au for more information.