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Get involved to help stop leaf litter from entering Canberra’s waterways and fuelling algal blooms.

Can you help us save Canberra’s waterways? Join us for a leaf clean up event, adopt a tree or find a leaf drop off site.
Get involved to help stop leaf litter from entering Canberra’s waterways and fuelling algal blooms.
Here’s how you can take action today.
Compost can be a garden feature that feeds the garden as it breaks down.
Simply enter how much leaf litter you collected and what you did with it.
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Read moreThe Leaf Collective is contributing to the prevention of algal blooms in Canberra’s waterways. Since launching the pilot program in 2021 more than 345,000L of leaves have been diverted from storm water drains.