The group met at the Visitor Information Centre on Hastings Street before collecting their gloves and upcycled malt bags (donated by Heads of Noosa Brewing Co), and heading out to collect microplastics and other plastic pollution.
They walked from First Point to The Groyne and towards Noosa Woods, along the foreshore, rock walls, vegetation and next to the boardwalk, removing from the environment:
The litter was sorted and recorded, separating plastic and compostable straws and single-use takeaway food packaging, counting hair ties, bandaids and cigarette butts.
Jason Cannock from ANZ said: “The Tread Lightly Noosa Program was a wonderful opportunity for ANZ to give back to the local community in such a positive way.
"With waste collected, sorted and recorded, our staff were able to see the impacts of our efforts and we appreciated the opportunity to make a difference to this beautiful environment.”
The group talked about how the volume of waste related to their own hometowns and what consumers can do to eliminate plastic pollution.
The Plastic Free Noosa Beach Clean-ups are one of the six environment-based experiences available to visitors under the Tread Lightly Noosa program, launched by Tourism Noosa in December 2022.
Plastic Free Noosa looks forward to hosting Fun Over 50s next week for another beach clean-up.
