The Cumberland City estimated resident population for 2020 was 242,674 with a population density of 3,386 persons/km². In 2016, 52.2% of people in Cumberland City were born overseas.

The Cumberland City Council population forecast for 2022 is 264,669, and is forecast to grow to 304,811 by 2036.

Cumberland City Council’s community vision is Welcome, Belong, Succeed.

Council’s strategic plan identifies litter in Strategic Goal 3 ‘A clean and green community’.

“This priority also ensures a desire for clean and well-maintained public areas in Cumberland. This takes into account waste collection, litter removal and public place infrastructure maintenance. This focus is based on the high rates of street litter in the past and the effect that cleaner areas will have on community pride and health.” (2017 Cumberland Community Strategic Plan).

Council’s Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy also identifies litter as part of cleaniness and illegal dumping actions. Key Focus Area 4 is to reduce illegal dumping and littering and ensure cleanliness. The actions include a Public Place Cleansing Action Plan to improve street cleanliness and reduce littering. Council does not have an overall litter prevention target, instead Council uses project-based targets. There is no separate litter prevention plan.

How is litter managed?

Report littering from a car

If you see any litter fall or thrown from a car, you can report it online through the NSW Environment and Protection Authority Website.

The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) can issue a $250 fine to an individual for littering from a vehicle or $500 for a corporation.

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Projects

Council supports

• the annual Clean Up Australia Day community events
• Conservation Volunteers Australia – clean up events a year along Duck River
• Gross Pollutant Traps – 110 GPTs installed across the LGA including Duck River.

In 2024 Cumberland City Council was the recipient of a $420, 000 grants from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (NSWEPA) for delivery and implementation of their Litter Prevention Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2028

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Hotspots

• the Great Western Highways and other roads and streets have been identified as previous hotspots and a street cleanliness plan and litter grant were implemented
• sports fields adjacent to the Duck River.