​​​​The population of Canterbury- Bankstown Local Government Area is 361,551. There are over 129 nationalities and around 200 languages represented by people living in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

The Clean Cities Strategic Plan 2022-2028 sits under Council’s Community Strategic Plan. The City of Canterbury-Bankstown participates in litter education and prevention programs with the Parramatta River Catchment Group, Cooks River Alliance and Georges River Keeper.

How is litter managed?

The City of Canterbury-Bankstown Council takes a holistic approach to litter prevention and management. Litter cleanup can be costly and time-consuming.  Programs prioritising community education and engagement in preventing litter has environmental, social and economic benefits to our communities.

Street sweeping, public place bins and stormwater devices are some of the ways council manages litter before it reaches our waterways and beaches. 

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Projects

Education, fines and infrastructure are not used alone but in combination to manage litter. Here are some of the project CCB have run to reduce litter.

• 2013-2018 We like Our Park Litter Free encouraged picknickers to pledge to place rubbish in bins and increased bins and hot coal bins with a 90% reduction in litter
• Tackling Takeaway Litter in Bankstown was an EPA Litter Program Grant that reduced takeaway wrappers and beverage container litter at carparks around Bankstown. Local streets and carparks were targeted for leaving behind litter from their cars and trucks. There was a reduction of 53% in targeted litter types achieved through issuing fines and increasing the number of people reporting littering from a vehicle
• Council has also installed infrastructure such as litter bin sensor programs, bottle refill stations and public litter bin upgrades
• Council has also had a number of place-based litter prevention projects