Almost half of the litter in the NT comes from packaging.
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Results from 2017 Clean Up Australia Rubbish Report shows food packaging made up 25 per cent of litter and non-food packaging 15 per cent.
For more than two decades, Katherine residents have been getting involved in Clean Up Australia Day.
Locals will be meeting at Ryan Park at 8am on March 4 to trudge around town, cleaning up waste.
Volunteers will be treated to a barbecue at 11am courtesy of Katherine Town Council and Katherine Landcare Group, who are facilitating the effort.
Clean Up Australia founder Ian Kiernan said the findings suggest items consumed or opened in transit are being carelessly discarded. And that reflects badly on the Northern Territory
“It is just as important to reduce our use of products with excess packaging as it is to responsibly dispose of the rubbish this packaging creates,” Mr Kiernan said.
“By consciously choosing items with less packaging we can influence the amount of rubbish that ends up in the waste stream or as litter on our streets and beaches or in our parks, bushland or waterways.
