Do Something Near You is a website providing vital links between charities, councils and communities. It's aim is to make it easier for people to locate and volunteer with community groups and services in their local area.
The National Calendar is Do Something's guide to community events around the country. If you're looking to be involved with an event near you, or you're a not-for-profit organisation wanting to promote a state or national event, the National Calendar is there for you.
Do Something’s FoodWise web site shows people how to reduce the environmental impact of the food that they eat. By showing people how to be 'FoodWise', the campaign also aims to reduce the 3 million tonnes of food that Australians throw away every year.
Save Paper aims to reduce the 1.6 million tonnes of printing and writing paper used in Australia every year. This won't just help the environment - it will save businesses millions of dollars as well.
Australians spend half a billion dollars a year on bottled water. That wastes money and damages the environment. Go Tap campaigns to reduce bottled water use and revive public drinking fountains.
Australians use over 6 billion non-biodegradable plastic bags each year. Made from fossil fuels, these can pollute the environment and harm marine life. Do Something is working for a national ban on non-biodegradable plastic checkout bags.
East Timor is a beautiful and culturally rich nation yet too many of its people live in poverty. Help East Timor is Do Something's campaign to promote investment, trade and volunteering.
In 1989, Jon Dee rallied rock stars to record a cover of Smoke on the Water, raising $100 000 for Armenian earthquake victims. 20 years later comes the Do Something remix to rebuild a music school destroyed by the original earthquake
'Sustainable Growth' is the new book from Do Something Founder Jon Dee. It shows that going green can boost business profits. Click here to get a free copy from Sensis.
VOLUNTARY NATIONAL PHASE-OUT BAN ON PHOSPHATES
Do Something! has brought about a national ban on phosphates in laundry detergents. The first company to sign on was ALDI and now as of June 2011 all detergent manufacturers have commited to the ban with the last phosphate based detergents to be phased out by mid-2014.
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