McDonald’s Australia is once again rolling up its sleeves for Clean Up Australia Day, marking 36 years of proudly supporting the national initiative that helps keep local communities clean.  

In the lead-up to Clean Up Australia Day, thousands of Macca’s crew members across the country will be getting outside and into their communities, working together to help remove litter and tidy up local streets, parks and public spaces. 

Macca’s is calling out to customers, community groups, families and friends to slip on those gloves, pull out those bags and join us for the nation’s biggest Clean Up!  

Your crew from Macca’s Bridgewater and New Norfolk, will be removing litter and Cleaning Up the local area in the week leading up to Clean Up Australia Day, with over 4,000 crew members from over 400 McDonald’s restaurants across Australia participating in the 2026 Clean Up.  

As a founding partner since 1989, Macca’s has contributed more than $5 million to Clean Up Australia and supported practical, on-the-ground action to help reduce litter and protect the environment. 

Corey Mingari, Licensee for McDonald’s Bridgewater said, “As a local business in Greater Hobart we’re proud to support the local causes and groups that matter to our customers and people.”  

“Our crew are getting involved in this year’s Clean Up because it’s a simple, practical way to make a positive difference close to home. 

“We’re part of this community every day, so it’s important to us that we help look after it. We’d love to see customers, families and local groups join us - every pair of hands helps.” 

Last year marked 35 years of the partnership - a milestone that celebrated decades of crew, customers and licensees rolling up their sleeves to support their local communities. 

Over that time, more than 140,000 crew members have taken part in Clean Up activities, building awareness around responsible waste disposal and the role everyone can play in keeping their communities clean. 

Pip Kiernan, Chair of Clean Up Australia added, “Thanks to McDonald’s for their continued support as a founding partner of Clean Up Australia Day. It’s great to see so many restaurants and crew from around the country participating this year.  

A big thank you to the McDonalds team and the local community who are getting involved, taking practical action and making a real difference in Cleaning Up their local area and helping improve and protect our precious Aussie environment.”  

You can learn more about Clean Up Australia or donate here: https://www.cleanup.org.au/  

About McDonald’s Australia

Australia’s first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Yagoona, Sydney, in 1971. Today there are over 1,025 McDonald’s restaurants across Australia, nearly 85 percent of which are franchised and run by local businessmen and women. The organisation employs more than 115,000 people in restaurants and corporate offices Australia-wide and is the largest employer of youth in the country. McDonald’s spends over $60 million per annum on training and people development.      

For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com.au or McDonald’s social channels: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter or YouTube. 

About Clean Up Australia

Founded by Ian Kiernan AO in 1990, Clean Up Australia is one of the country’s most recognised and trusted environmental organisations, inspiring and empowering communities to improve and conserve our environment, eliminate litter and end waste. Clean Up Australia Day is the nation’s largest community-based environmental event, and more than 23 million volunteers have participated in a Clean Up activity since its inception. 

Clean Up Australia now works with communities, governments and businesses to provide practical solutions to help all Australians live more sustainably every day of the year. Today the organisation’s focus is as much on preventing litter entering our environment as it is removing what has already accumulated. 

For more information on Clean Up Australia, visit: www.cleanup.org.au/