More than 680,000 volunteers across 6,800 places across Australia took part in the 30th anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, lending a hand to clean and fix up the environment as they helped remove rubbish in their local areas. /VCG Photo

It is estimated that around 15,000 tons of rubbish from local parks, beaches, waterways as well as suburban streets have been removed. /VCG Photo

The event was first founded by Australian yachtsman, property developer and environmental campaigner Ian Kiernan in 1989, aims to raise public awareness on some of the world's most pressing environmental issues. /VCG Photo

This year's event marks the first of which celebrated without founder Ian Kiernan, who died last October. However, his legacy lives on as the movement has now become one of the world's largest environmental campaigns spanning across 130 countries. /VCG Photo