National Recycling Week

Easy to recycle this Christmas Tree!

Date: 06-Jan-12
Author: Zhi Yan
This 8 metre tall Christmas tree was built with 3,500 Tetra Pak carton packages.

Recycle Your Mobile Phone Securely

Date: 09-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
New research conducted by the mobile phone industry's official recycling program, MobileMuster, has revealed that 76 per cent of Australians would feel more confident recycling their old mobiles if they knew how to delete or save the data stored on them*.

Get Ready To Fling

Date: 04-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
With over 40 businesses registered, the Friday File Fling is in full swing! Find out who is participating and how your business can get involved - it's not too late.

Choosing the Right Recycler

Date: 03-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
Ensuring your waste is recycled correctly and legally can be as easy as asking a recycler the right questions. Check out our guide for 'Choosing the Right Recycler.'

Round Up Your Old Mobiles - It's Free and Easy

Date: 03-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
The 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program and MobileMuster have teamed up to help you, your colleagues and your workplace recycle your printer cartridges and mobile phones in one easy step. Read on ...

GS Yuasa EV Battery Joint Venture To Hike Output

Date: 07-Oct-11
Author: A joint venture between Japan's GS Yuasa Corp, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Motors Corp will boost the world's production of lithium ion batteries, used in electric cars.

Recycle Your Car Battery to Help Planet Ark

Date: 16-Aug-11
Author: Until the 11th September, when you take your used car battery to any Battery World store for recycling you'll receive $15 dollars off the price of a new Century or GS Yuasa car battery - and Planet Ark will receive $5 to help with our recycling programs.

Treading Lightly on the Environment

Date: 29-Jul-11
Author: Planet Ark is proud to announce Dunlop Flooring and Flooring Xtra as new supporters of the National Recycling Week initiative. Flooring Xtra will help you tread more lightly on the Earth.

Recycling your mobile phone helps our beaches too

Date: 26-Jul-11
Author: Recycle your mobile phone before 30 September to help Landcare and Coastcare groups protect our coastline.

Canon's 2011 Environmental Grants Program is Now Open

Date: 17-Jun-11
Author: Lucy Band
Each year Canon Australia awards five grants to the sum of $5,000 to projects or organisations that can demonstrate a positive impact on Australia's natural environment and communities. Read on to find out more.

Happy Birthday, 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'!

Date: 03-May-11
Author: In its first 8 years, enough cartridges have been collected to fill over 30 Olympic swimming pools or almost 100 jumbo jets.

Help us celebrate our 18th birthday and win prizes

Date: 10-Mar-11
Author: Tell us what you would like to see Planet Ark achieve in the next few years, and you'll go in the running to win a share in over $900 worth of prizes!

'Eco-trade' Campaign Makes Vacuum Cleaner Recycling Easy - and 15% More Rewarding

Date: 03-Mar-11
Author: Zhi Yan
During March 2011, take advantage of this great initiative by Dyson and The Good Guys to recycle your unwanted vacuum cleaner AND get a 15% discount off a brand new Dyson vacuum cleaner.

EU Seeks Stricter Rules For E-Waste - World Environment News

Date: 04-Feb-11
Author: Lucy Band
The European Parliament proposed stricter rules on Thursday to halt what has become Europe's fastest growing type of waste: discarded mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices.

File Flinging Prevents 13 Tonnes of Hot Air

Date: 02-Dec-10
Author: Lucy Band
Participants in National Recycling Week's Friday File Fling have made fantastic environmental savings and they're ready to do it again next year. Find out more.

The Journey of Jeans - Watch It Now !

Date: 05-Nov-10
Author: Lucy Band
Watch this short animated clip that follows the journey of a pair of jeans from crop to swap, narrated by Melissa Doyle, co-host of Sunrise and Big Aussie Swap ambassador. If you like what you see, then pass it on - post the video on your work website, facebook, blog or send the link on to others. The more swapping the lighter our footprint.

Office Flings Are Flooding In

Date: 21-Oct-10
Author: Lucy Band
Registrations for the Friday File Fling are flooding in from across the country. It's an easy to organise and fun staff engagement activity.

Recycling within reach of small business

Date: 24-Jun-10
Author: Michelle Cook
The most extensive directory of recycling services in Australia will be launched by Planet Ark today to help business owners and operators save money and reduce waste.

'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' Special Program in Victoria

Date: 29-Mar-10
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Are you in a workplace in Victoria with your own 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection box? Check out the trial program with Mobile Muster.

WIN with Planet Ark

Date: 15-Feb-10
Author: Michelle Cook
Here's a competition that is as easy to enter as it is to recycle an aluminium can

Think before you fling

Date: 13-Nov-09
Author: Michelle Cook
The industry body for archivists reminds participants in Planet Ark's Friday File Fling of a few important considerations

Calling Green Team members

Date: 17-Jun-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Are you or your friend, colleague or partner part of a formal or informal Green Team or Sustainability Team at work?

Your Ideas Wanted!

Date: 26-May-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Planet Ark is keen to hear your feedback on our RecyclingNearYou.com.au website. Australian residents go into the running to win a subscription to G Magazine!

CitySmart Home Service rebate available

Date: 14-May-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
The CitySmart Home Service rebate enables residents of Brisbane City to reduce their home greenhouse gas emissions by improving water and energy efficiency as well as lower the cost of energy bills for free.

Brisbane Council Solar Hot Water Rebate Ending Soon

Date: 14-May-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Brisbane City Council's $400 solar hot water rebate program ends 30 June 2009. Check out the program to see how you can make significant savings on your electricity bill as well as reduce your carbon emissions.

FareShare gets a boost!

Date: 13-May-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Even more food is set to be diverted from landfill into community meals as Safeway in Melbourne joins the FareShare program.

Emerging Needs funding for environmental projects

Date: 05-May-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
The City of Melbourne Community Services Grants Program is funding Community Action on the Environment in the categories of are greenhouse, water, waste and recycling and green spaces.

Insulation & Solar Hot Water rebates

Date: 05-May-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Owner occupiers, landlords and tenants may be eligible for Federal Government rebates for ceiling insulation and solar hot water systems.

Kids get arty for World Environment Day

Date: 30-Apr-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Kids from City of Sydney are invited to get arty for World Environment Day and enter the City of Sydney's third annual Children's Fine Art and Digital Art Competition and Exhibition.

Recycled content paper guides released

Date: 29-Apr-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
DECC has recently published two guides to recycled content paper - Know your paper (for office/copy paper) and Know your printing paper.

Call For Environmental Trust Applications

Date: 25-Mar-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Grants for a range of projects are available through the Environmental Trust.

Recycle Right DVD Available

Date: 24-Mar-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
An educational DVD on how to Recycle Right is available for teachers and other commuity groups. The DVD includes the YouTube clips on the RecyclingWeek media pages - topics such as Plastic Containers, Contamination, Organics and E-Waste.

Victorian Bushfire Recovery: Chemical clear-out assistance

Date: 19-Mar-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Free assistance to all chemical users affected by the recent Victorian bushfires has been offered by Agsafe.

NRWO8 Evaluation Released

Date: 19-Mar-09
Author: Amy Nancarrow
The Evaluation for National Recycling Week 2008 has now been released, with information on the outcomes of the campaign.

NRW Launch with City of Sydney

Date: 12-Nov-08
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Hundreds of office workers, tourists, mums & bubs and Sydneysiders celebrated National Recycling Week on Monday 10th November at Martin Place, to the sounds of the National Junk Band - performing on their recycled instruments.

NRW Community Launch

Date: 12-Nov-08
Author: Amy Nancarrow
The National Recycling Week Community Launch was a great success at Newtown Festival on Sunday 9th November.

Lamp Recycling & Give-Away Program in Kiama

Date: 05-Nov-08
Author: Amy Nancarrow
Kiama Municipal Council are holding a recycling program for lamps during National Recycling Week. Check Events listing for details.

Gosford Council Events

Date: 31-Oct-08
Author: Amy Nancarrow
To celebrate National Recycling Week Gosford Council are inviting all Central Coast residents to participate in a range of events and stalls and to 'Recycle a Steel Can to Win!' See Events for details.

Canterbury Council Events

Date: 29-Oct-08
Author: Amy Nancarrow
A stall with competition and prizes will be held in Campsie and a free Recycling Facility Tour. Check Events listings for more details.

Launch of National Recycling Week Council Pages

Date: 15-Sep-08
Author: Ian Bridges
Planet Ark is pleased to launch the National Recycling Week council pages of its website.

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