Litter resources
With permission of the authors, we have brought together reports and resources related to litter and litter prevention. We will be continually adding to this, if you have any suggestions or for accessible versions of these documents please email LitterWatch Victoria.
Report litter
- If you see someone littering from a vehicle or near the vehicle they are using, you can report to EPA.
- Other types of littering should be reported to your local council.
Get started with LitterWatch with this video to introduce you to the different pages and a quick introduction to registering and entering surveys. Check out the guide for more detailed information.
User guides
2024 LitterWatch Victoria user guide
This user guide will show you step by step how to use LitterWatch Victoria, including registering and adding a litter survey.
11-10-2024
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Reports and Toolkits
2022 EPA - Regulating Litter and other Waste
This toolkit is a resource for litter authorities and litter enforcement officers in Victoria. The toolkit sets out the laws under the Environment Protection Act 2017 and Regulations that prohibit littering and other unlawful deposit of waste and the associated penalties. It explains the powers that litter authorities and litter enforcement officers have to investigate and take action.
Caring For Our Bays litter hotspot report 2018
The Caring for Our Bays program is run with various land managers and organisations in the Geelong and Bellarine area. This report highlights some of the major contributing litter at each hotspot and a case study of litter collected between October 2017 and June 2018.
18-02-2020
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Caring For Our Bays litter hotspot summary report 2019
This report for each hotspot site, specifies the litter issues, identified litter sources and outlines actions undertaken and recommended. Results from October 2017 to June 2019 show after education, signage, infrastructure and targeted solutions, 13 of the 15 sites show an overall decrease in litter or consistently low counts. Most locations still see peak litter during Summer and Easter holiday periods of increased visitors.
18-02-2020
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LitterWatch Geelong predictive heatmap
The predicted litter hotspot layer in the LitterWatch mapping portal has been created using locations of infrastructure that might help predict litter distribution. This information is intended to be used to guide land managers and community groups on which areas to monitor and prioritise for action. The heatmap is not designed to substitute real data or provide a comprehensive assessment of litter density in a given area. The heatmaps are at the scale of local government areas and will be expanded as the data is made available. Any questions please email LitterWatch.Victoria@delwp.vic.gov.au.
30-09-2020
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As part of the ‘Clean Bay Coalition’ project funded through the State Government’s Litter Hotspots program, Port Phillip EcoCentre collaborated with Yarra Riverkeeper to conduct manta-net trawls to measure microplastics in the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers. EcoCentre volunteers were also deployed to conduct weekly audits for nurdles on local beaches.
18-06-2019
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VLAA 2014 - A litter prevention program kit
This is a guide providing an introduction to litter and generic information about littering and litter prevention programs to compliment the four targeted kits: cigarette butts, dog poo, illegal dumping, and roadside litter.
Developed in 2014 by the previous Victorian Litter Action Alliance (now formally amalgamated into Sustainability Victoria).
Please take care when using these guides, they were developed under the previous Environment Protection Act 1970 which has been superseded by the Environment Protection Act 2017.
19-03-2020
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VLAA 2014 - Cigarette butts litter prevention kit
This is a guide to tackle cigarette butt litter developed in 2014 by the previous Victorian Litter Action Alliance (now formally amalgamated into Sustainability Victoria).
Please take care when using these guides, they were developed under the previous Environment Protection Act 1970 which has been superseded by the new Environment Protection Act 2017.
19-03-2020
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VLAA 2014 - Dog poo litter prevention kit
This is a guide to tackle dog poo litter developed in 2014 by the previous Victorian Litter Action Alliance (now formally amalgamated into Sustainability Victoria).
Please take care when using these guides, they were developed under the previous Environment Protection Act 1970 which has been superseded by the new Environment Protection Act 2017.
19-03-2020
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VLAA 2014 - Roadside litter prevention kit
This is a guide to tackle roadside litter developed in 2014 by the previous Victorian Litter Action Alliance (now formally amalgamated into Sustainability Victoria).
Please take care when using these guides, they were developed under the previous Environment Protection Act 1970 which has been superseded by the new Environment Protection Act 2017.
19-03-2020
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