CUW meaning in General ?

Clean Up Australia Limited is a not-for-profit Australian environmental conservation organisation.

An avid sailor, Ian Kiernan AO was shocked and disgusted by the pollution and rubbish that he continually encountered in the oceans of the world. Taking matters into his own hands, Ian organised a community event, Clean Up Sydney Harbour, with the support of a committee of friends, including co-founder Kim McKay AO in 1989.

This simple idea ignited an enthusiasm and desire among the local community to get involved and make a difference. And surely if a capital city could be mobilised into action, then so could the whole nation! And so it was that Clean Up Australia Day was born in 1990.

Today, more than Australians have donated their time as part of Clean Up Australia activities over the last 31 years but of course, Australia's waste challenges can't be solved in just one day, so over the past three decades, Clean Up Australia has evolved into an organisation that works with community, government and businesses to provide practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably every day of the year.

Today the organsioation's focus is as much on preventing rubbish entering the environment as it is removing what has already accumulated.