In one year alone the amount of trash removed from Booderee National Park on the south coast fills three shipping containers, with the majority going directly to landfill.

Park rangers are gearing up for the summer holidays with more than 3000 people per day expected to take advantage of the beautiful beaches at the peak of the season.

However, with tourists comes trash, and the biggest problem, a park spokesman said, was visitors who "carelessly disregard their rubbish without due regard to its impact, or who is going to pick it up".

The Keep Booderee Beautiful campaign is addressing the issue head on, with a reminder for tourists and locals alike to love the area, but not to death.