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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
- 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 - Recycle @ Work
Buy Recycled / Green Purchasing / Making Sustainable Choices
General Recycling / Waste Minimisation
Composting/Wormfarming
- Easy Guide to Wormfarming (953 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW - Easy Guide to Composting (501 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW - Easy Guide to Mulching (323 kb PDF)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment and Conservation 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
