up and conserve their environment through the Clean Up the World Membership program. A Clean Up the World weekend is held on the third weekend of September each year and, by 2007, the event attracted more than 35 million people from over 120 countries to volunteer. Other campaigns and projects Business Clean Up Day Business Clean Up Day provides Australian businesses with an opportunity to contribute to waste reduction and the improvement of the environment. Businesses register their commitment to implement at least one environment-friendly initiative in their workplace, giving them an opportunity to work as a team and make a difference to their local environment. Schools Clean Up Day Schools Clean Up Day is designed to allow students to participate in Clean Up Australia as part of a school activity. Clean Up the Kimberley Clean Up the Kimberley is a series of community action-based projects focussed on the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The primary objectives of this initiative are to clean up rubbish hot spots, increase awareness of the scale and impact of rubbish in the region, change tourist and local community behaviour and improve local recycling and waste management infrastructure. Clean Up the Alps Clean Up the Alps is a project aimed at protecting the Alpine region of Victoria. It is run in conjunction with Parks Victoria, Conservation Volunteers Australia and local communities as part of the Victorian Government's 'The Alps: A fresh start – a healthy future' program. The project culminates in the Clean Up the Alps weekend, held annually in November. See also Environment of Australia Litter in Australia Clean-up (environment) Notes References External links – Keep South Australia Beautiful (KESAB) environmental solutions – Keep Australia Beautiful National Association Ltd (KABNA) – Clean Up Australia – Clean Up the World Waste organizations Environmental organisations based in Australia Non-profit organisations based in New South Wales Organisations based in Sydney 1989 establishments in Australia Litter Environmental awareness days March observances Environmental volunteering Waste management in Australia zh:世界清潔日