The annual event on Sunday, March 1, is fast approaching and organisers are calling on Upper Hunter residents to register their sites.

More than 572,406 volunteers removed an estimated 15,708 tonnes of rubbish last year from 7,140 sites across Australia.

Chairman and founder of the project Ian Kiernan AO is anticipating 2015 will be a record breaker.

“I am very proud to have worked with all of our volunteers over the past 25 years,” he said.

“Clean Up Australia belongs to you; your generosity and passion for the environment have made each annual day possible so let’s make this year one of celebration and results.

“For more than 10 of these years many of us have been focusing our efforts on reducing beverage waste with action around the country to introduce a national container deposit scheme.

“We are also all getting tired of seeing cigarette butts littering our favourite local areas. While there has been some progress on these fronts, there is still so much to be done.

“So our sights are set on increasing registrations and volunteer numbers in our 25th year, which means we need you to look around your local area – your streets, parks, sporting grounds, beaches, bushland and waterways to find those rubbish hotspots that need attention.

“We are inviting people to join us in any way they can, whether registering a site, asking your friends to sponsor your site, joining as a volunteer or becoming a member of YOU – every one of us can be part of the 25 years celebration.”

Registrations are now open.

For more information, or to register, visit cleanupaustraliaday.org.au