Businesses recycling the right way
Businesses concerned about doing the right thing with their waste, both legally and environmentally, have been thrown a lifeline by Planet Ark, which has developed a checklist for choosing the right...
View ArticlePass the Can and help us educate kids
Do you remember playing pass the parcel? Well get ready to play the 21st Century version - Pass the Can! This new Facebook app is set to raise funds for Planet Ark to develop recycling education...
View ArticleRecycle Your Batteries for FREE at Aldi
Not sure what to do with used batteries? Feel guilty when you throw them into the garbage? Every Aldi supermarket is now a collation point for free AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batter recycling. Recycling...
View ArticleZero Waste to Landfill Audit results for 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'
The results of the recent Zero Waste to Landfill Audit have been finalized. Read on to find out more...
View ArticleFree TV and Computer Recycling Launched in NSW
In the lead up to National Recycling Week 2012 the NSW launch of TechCollect, the new free TV and computer recycling program was held at Randwick City Council's Perry Street depot today.
View ArticleSecond Nature - Recycling In Australia
For most Australians recycling the newspaper, aluminium cans and milk cartons they use at home has become second nature, but we're still throwing 22 million tonnes of waste into landfill each year....
View ArticleThe 12 Do's of Christmas
Christmas is a time of joy and festivities, but it is also the season when households generate extra waste. Aussies are tipped to spend an incredible $10 billion on food this December, but can you...
View ArticleTake the RecyclingNearYou Survey
We would love your input to help us make it even easier for Australians to recycle. Simply take our 2 minute user survey and have your say in how to improve the Recycling Near You website and hotline....
View Article12 Do's of Christmas Photo Competition winners
Congratulations to the 12 Do's of Christmas Photo Competition winners! We received 21 fantastic entries of all the special things our recycling fans were doing to keep their Christmas green. Check them...
View ArticleSee Story of Stuff co-creator Annie Leonard live in Melbourne
MobileMuster is bringing Annie Leonard to Australia as part of the Sustainability Living Festival (SLF) in Melbourne, which runs from the 9th-24th of February. Co-creator of the enormously successful...
View ArticleAn Australian first - Free soft plastic recycling at Coles
Frustrated by plastic bag waste? Wish you could recycle your biscuit packets and bread, rice and pasta bags? Well you can now recycle all these soft plastics and more at 376 Coles stores covering...
View ArticleFree TV & Computer Recycling Events this Weekend!
In 20 event sites across Australia, householders and small businesses can drop off their old TV and computers for recycling. Read on for the list of locations...
View ArticleOld Mobiles Help Change Lives
Salvos Stores will get $2/kg of mobiles collected in-store from MobileMuster in a new partnership. Read on...
View ArticleBurning Rubber
More than 48 million tyres reach the end of their life in Australia each year, and RecyclingNearYou and companies like Kmart Tyre and Auto Service are helping to ensure that they don't end up in...
View ArticleE-Waste Recycling World Record Attempt
Australians are world-leading recyclers - just look at the 21 million printer cartridges recycled by 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'. And now, between the 20th and 28th April we can help TechCollect set a...
View Article'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' turns e-waste into opportunity
Printer cartridges contain valuable metals such as steel, aluminium and copper, much of which can be recycled, so it's important that people continue to recycle them. The recycled materials can be...
View ArticleTechCollect's Free E-waste Service Lands in Darwin
Special computer and TV collection events this weekend at two locations in Darwin. Find out where and when...
View ArticleTasmania Says Goodbye To Plastic Shopping Bags
Come 1st November 2013, Tasmania will be the fourth State/Territory to implement a plastic bag ban. Read on...
View ArticleThe Packaging Paradox
Ever needed a knife to open the packaging of that new knife? Sick of plastic wrapping around your fruit? There is a hotline to help...
View ArticleThe Path to Positive Packaging
The Australian Packaging Covenant provides industry with tools to design and dispose of consumer packaging more sustainably. Find out what it is and what it does for your products and your environment...
View ArticleRevving Up Battery Recycling
Century Yuasa recycles 98% of car battery components, a much needed service for the 7.6 million consumed each year. Find out how you can safely dispose of your car battery...
View ArticleHow much did the #BigLifeSwitch recycle?
Supported by Planet Ark, MobileMuster and TES-AMM, Vodafone's #BigLifeSwitch visited Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in July. It recycled 1,271.5 kg of mobile phones, TV remotes, pedometers, music...
View ArticleThe cost of business waste
Australian businesses are spending more than $2.2 billion each year on waste services, of which $1.4 billion is spent on waste to landfill. As waste disposal costs increase, it makes financial sense to...
View ArticleSimple actions for a merry green Christmas
Over the festive season, we eat, drink, party and buy more than any other time of the year, generating more waste and using more resources. Planet Ark is offering 12 simple tips that can make a big...
View ArticleShare N Save Site Launches
Connecting local communities in SA to share, swap and save provides benefits aplenty. It's collaborative consumption which TIME Magazine says is one of the 10 ideas that will change the world.
View ArticlePost Christmas recycling Do's!
Found yourself with a bigger pile of wrapping paper, Christmas cards and a tree that's quickly starting to droop? Check out how you can save them from landfill...
View ArticleNSW EPA Crackdown on Tyre Retailers
Half of NSW tyre retailers are unaware of their disposal responsibilities a recent audit found...
View ArticleSouth Australians - Clear The Shed of Hazardous Waste...
Do you have leftover paint, insecticides or chemicals? Don't risk your family's health. Check out how to dispose of them safely.
View ArticleHow to Ensure E-Waste is Recycled Properly
You can prevent e-waste from damaging environmental and human health by choosing reputable recyclers. The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme provides the standards to ensure this does...
View ArticleE-waste drop-off event in Canberra
Leaving old TVs and computers at local charity sites is a form of dumping for which there are no excuses. Find out about the next e-waste drop-off event in Canberra.
View ArticleFrom Toner to Tarmac
The last thing you'd expect to do after recycling your printer cartridges is to drive over them but now you could! Due to the development of a new product that turns residual toner into road surface,...
View ArticleShare Door to Door on Global Sharing Day
Join the 5000 Shares Challenge for Australia's first ever Flash Sharing event from Global Sharing Day (1st June) to World Environment Day (5th June). Why? Sharing makes us feel happy. And decluttering...
View ArticleExtending Responsibility: RecyclingNearYou Report Released
What is the hot button issue for Australians seeking recycling services? This report highlights the individuals or groups taking responsibility for recycling particular materials and is a powerful...
View ArticleHouseholders Asbestos Disposal Scheme for NSW
The NSW EPA has awarded $781,000 to 24 local government areas to participate in a trial asbestos disposal scheme. The trial will run for 12 months, until July 2015, to minimise the burden on...
View ArticleHigh Standards Gets Green Tick For MobileMuster
Australia's first voluntary product stewardship scheme has been formally accredited by the Federal Government.
View ArticleFling Those Files for Free Recycled Paper
Paper is the largest contributor to solid waste generated by workplaces and although paper has a high recycling rate, there are literally thousands of tonnes of paper stored in folders, files and...
View ArticleKnow the Facts
Even though aerosol cans are easily recyclable, 66% of Australians aren't sure what to do with them. This is just one of the surprise findings in Planet Ark's Seven Secrets of Successful Recyclers report.
View ArticleDo It In The Bathroom
While most Australians are star recyclers in the kitchen, when it comes to the other rooms of the house their recycling skills tend to go to waste meaning recyclable items like aerosol cans and shampoo...
View ArticleFeel Good Recycling
The Seven Secrets of Successful Recyclers shows that recycling at work is good for the environment as well as for staff morale. The reports shows that 78% of Australians agree that having recycling...
View ArticleThink Outside The Bin
As of 2014 there are more active SIM cards in the world than people. This brings into sharp focus the need for recycling options for items not accepted in kerbside recycling bins including mobile...
View ArticleE-Waste Recycling Box
MobileMuster has teamed up with Storage King and ECOACTIV to provide a responsible recycling option for mobile phone (and their accessories) as well as other small electronics, many of which aren't...
View Article12 Do's for a Greener Christmas
Unwrapping a new gadget might provide a short-term high, but with more active SIM cards on the planet than people, it comes with an environmental impact . Global sales figures for smartphones, tablets...
View ArticleRecycle Your Mobiles and Help The Salvos
Throughout December and January if you recycle your old mobiles and accessories at any of MobileMuster's collection points across Australia, MobileMuster will give $2 to the Salvation Army Christmas...
View ArticleChanging Batteries
We use batteries almost every day; in TV remotes, smoke alarms, watches, mobile phones, computers and children's toys. However, even though batteries are recyclable, around 8,000 tonnes or 97 per cent...
View ArticleBreaking the Barriers to Workplace Recycling
Australians are great recyclers at home, but when it comes to work, we are falling down on the job. Planet Ark has identified a number of key barriers to workplace recycling and some simple actions to...
View ArticleThe Circle of Life
Innovative programs like 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' are an essential part of a growing circular economy, a closed loop process in which we recycle valuable materials to keep them in the productive...
View ArticleSpecial E-Waste Collection - 16th May
This coming Saturday 16th is a great opportunity to recycle that old computer that's taking up space in the cupboard or that clunky old TV that's filling up the shed.
View Article28 Million Reasons To Be Proud
We have just hit 28 million cartridges recycled since the program began! So what does this mean for the environment?
View ArticleDonate your old Smartphone* and help a Deafblind person
MobileMuster and Able Australia as part of Deafblind Awareness Week (20-27 June) are urging people to support Australia's deafblind community by donating their unwanted working smartphones* (including...
View ArticleABRI Urges Environment Ministers to Support Battery Stewardship
The Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (ABRI) has called on Environment Minister Greg Hunt and all state and territory Ministers to make a strong commitment to battery stewardship when they meet...
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