National Recycling Week 2016

A. 8 out of 10 Australian councils report plastic bags as their biggest recycling problem.

Soft plastics and plastic bags in the recycling bin are a big issue as they get caught in the sorting machines. Keep them out of your bin.

A. All of the above!

State of the art recovery centres like the new Bingo Bins facility at Minto can recycle up to 80% of Construction and Demolition waste into mulch, garden beds, pipe bedding, road base, plus many other uses.

A. In a recent Planet Ark survey, only one third of respondents felt confident they could tell virgin from 100% recycled paper (and lots got it wrong!).

 

Technology has improved the look and performance of recycled paper significantly.

A. All of the above!

 

Collected cartridges are recycled into a wide range of products from pens to road surfaces and recycled garden beds. It's made possible by the Participating Manufacturers - Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta and Kyocera.

A. All of the above:

Australia Post helps people recycle unwanted mobiles, printer cartridges and Nespresso Coffee Capsules as well as Post Packs.

A. If every Australian household used Naturale 100% Recycled Toilet Tissue in just one bathroom, we would save 55,000 tonnes - enough paper to fill 100 Olympic swimming pools!

A. Soft plastics:

 

You can recycle your bread, pasta, rice, and cereal bags, as well as biscuit packs (not the tray), bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, plastic bags and old green shopping bags through the REDcycle program at most metro Coles and Woolworths/Safeway supermarkets for recycling.