Adopt-a-Spot FAQs

Any interested individual, service club, school, household, group of residents, businesses or community association. 

The program provides an easy way for people to do something simple to look after the environment and helps increase public awareness of the effects of littering. It's a perfect team building or service activity and a great way to volunteer. Getting out into nature, creating a cleaner environment and connecting with like-minded others can be good for our physical and emotional well being too! Program evaluation shows that the program leads to significant changes for the spots involved and the people who clean up. 

Yes, the program is open to all Western Australians, individuals, schools, community or business groups.

Adopted are expected to adopt a site for at least two years and do three to four clean-ups per year as a minimum. We also ask that a clean-up report is submitted (this can be done online) after each clean-up.

All adopters receive a clean-up kit of bags, gloves , a sharps container and tongs to assist with clean-ups. Insurance is also available if required. Safety vests are also provided to those who adopt a roadside.

No signage or physical acknowledgement is provided at sites. Participants do receive an adoption certificate and recognition at our website photo gallery if they choose.

Yes, in some locations.

Keep Australia Beautiful has a partnership with Main Roads WA (MRWA) to support volunteer groups in the regions to clean up on roads managed by MRWA. Adopters must be covered by KAB insurance and MRWA must give approval before a clean up can commence.

As part of the approval the volunteer group supervisor must undergo a safety induction.  

Note: Roads under the jurisdiction of MRWA in the metropolitan area are considered high risk and permission will not be granted for clean ups. Read more on the process for approval.