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Use the following resources to learn more about recycling.
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- Planet Ark Publications
- At Work
- Buy Recycled / Green Purchasing / Making Sustainable Choices
- General Recycling / Waste Minimisation
- Helpful Links
Planet Ark Publications
Reports
- Taking the Byte Out of Waste II (2010) (975kb pdf file)
Finding recycling options for Computers and Electronics has remained the number one concern for visitors to Planet Ark's RecyclingNearYou (RNY) website for the second year in a row. - Recycling Near You Report May 2009 (644kb pdf file)
Recycling computers and other electronics has emerged as the number one concern for visitors to Planet Ark's Recycling Near You web site - Recycling Myths: Sorting the Facts from the Fiction - 2006 (1.39 MB PDF)
- 10 years of Recycling: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 2005 (1.27 MB PDF)
- The Recycling Olympics - 2004 (1.43 MB PDF)
Media Releases
Resources/Fact Sheets
- What is Recycling
- History of Recycling
Find out about the history of recycling. - Planet Ark's Recycling Facts and Tips
Here are some Planet Ark tips to get you started. - 25 Things you can reuse at home
- 'Do Something' Recycling Education Pages
Download the waste and recycling chapters from the 'Do Something' Kit. - Drought-Buster Recycling Tips
- Recycling - is it a load of rubbish? - 2006 (121 kb PDF)
- Common Recycling Myths Busted - 2006 (114 kb PDF)
Brochures/Posters
- Common Recycling Myths Busted! - 2006 (157 kb PDF)
- 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' Brochure - 2006 (1.79 MB PDF)
Photos
- Mixed Recyclables on bin - 2005 (847 kb JPG Image)
- Boy with recycling in kitchen - 2005 (1.26 MB JPG Image)
- Girl with aluminium can bale - 2004 (764 kb JPG Image)
At Work
- Waste Reduction in Office Buildings - A guide for tenants (1.51 MB PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW - Waste Reduction in Office Buildings - A guide for Building Managers (2.23 MB PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW - Know your paper guide (1.75 MB PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW - Business Recycling
Buy Recycled / Green Purchasing / Making Sustainable Choices
- Planet Ark Products and Solutions
- Planet Ark Direct online shop
- Green Pages Australia
- Buy Recycled Business Alliance
- ECO-Buy
General Recycling / Waste Minimisation
Food and Garden
- Food Scraps Recycling Factsheet (1.39MB PDF)
Food scraps don't have to be sent to landfill! Check out these environmentally-friendly options for your household or workplace. - Garden Cuttings Recycling Factsheet (1.37MB PDF)
Compost or mulch your garden cuttings and trimmings - find out how! - Easy Guide to Wormfarming (867 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW - Easy Guide to Composting (813 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW - Easy Guide to Mulching (635 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW
What more can you do
- It's a Living Thing - an initiative of the NSW Government
- Easy Guide to Natural Cleaning (613 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW
Educational Resources - Schools & Students
- Department of the Environment and Heritage - sustainability education
- Department of Environment Education & Training
- Gould Group
- Waste Wise Schools WA
- Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies
- Ollie's World - an interactive Sustainability Resource
- R-Gang (Waste Education) WA
- Captain Cleanup
- The Packaging Council of Australia - education corner
- SCRAP School Communities Recycling All Paper
- The Aluminium Can Group - school stuff
- VISY Environmental Detective (374 kb PDF)
Helpful Links
Federal & State Government
- Environment Australia
- Environment Protection and Heritage Council
- Sustainability Victoria
- Department of Environment & Conservation NSW
- Zero Waste SA
- Zero Waste WA
- ACT NOWaste
- Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
- The Department of Tourism, Arts & Environment - environment division
- Northern Territory Government Australia
Industry & Other Helpful Links
- Waste Management Association of Australia
- Australian Council of Recyclers (ACOR)
- Planet Ark Environmental Foundation
- The Aluminium Can Group
- Australian Aluminium Council website
- The Steel Can Recycling Council
- The Publishers National Environment Bureau - PNEB
- Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association (PACIA)
- Australian Food & Grocery Council
- Environment Victoria
- The Total Environment Centre
- Clean Up Australia
- Keep Australia Beautiful
- Visy
- WSN Environmental Solutions
