Cyclone Marcia and flooding in and around Redlands were good reasons for hundreds of volunteers to take to the city's streets and foreshores and pick up lots of rubbish on Sunday.
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Clean Up Australia chairman and founder Ian Kiernan called for volunteers to join forces for Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday.
“The first priority after a natural disaster is your own backyard. Federal, state, local government and associated authorities have been quick to provide first stage relief and support – the coordination of which has been truly impressive,” Mr Kiernan said.
This year, single-use plastic water bottles were the most common item of rubbish found in South East Queensland waterways.
Queensland Urban Utilities Michelle Cull said over the past eight years, the number of plastic bottles in our waterways had doubled.
At Victoria Point's Thompson's Beach a crew took to the foreshore park early Sunday to pick up more than one tonne of rubbish.
The park is undergoing a facelift expected to be completed in a month.
Redland City councillor Lance Hewlett led the crew as site co-ordinator with kids from Victoria Point State School and Faith Primary school helping out.
"Hundreds of plastic bottle lids were collected along with dozens of plastics bags, several from in the water and mangroves," Cr Hewlett said.
The biggest item collected at Thompson's Beach was a piece of an old boat found by Cr Hewlett.
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