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For Recyclers - please use the contact details on the business listing.

Media Releases

Business Recycling 2022 - Over half of all plastic waste in Australia generated by business

Business Recycling 2021 - Households not the biggest waste generator in Australia

Business Recycling 2020 - Australians believe workplaces lack recycling options despite benefits

CSAs & News Grabs

Planet Ark produces Community Service Announcements to help promote Business Recycling:

Radio CSA

Planet Ark's Business Recycling 2020 CSA

Planet Ark's Business Recycling 2018 CSA

News Grabs 2018

Note: These relate to our 2018 War on Waste Toolkit for Business.

News Grab 1 - Planet Ark was inspired to put together the Toolkit after 3.7 million Aussies watched the War on Waste last year. We've been getting an unprecedented number of questions about how to recycle, and what businesses can do.

News Grab 2 - A big part of business sustainability is being smarter with our waste. It's why Planet Ark's created the War on Waste Toolkit for Business, to make it easy for them to change their ways.

News Grabs 2017

News Grab 1 - 3 out of 4 Australian businesses believe that good waste management improves the public perception of the company, and 66% of consumers say they are willing to pay more to support sustainable brands.

News Grab 2 - Research shows that staff are happier in workplaces that are ethical and sustainable, leading to high productivity and long-term staff retention, so it’s important for businesses to think about how they manage their waste.

Giving Australian businesses the tools they need to win the war on waste - 27 March 2018 ( 171kb pdf file)
Planet Ark has released a free, essential guide for businesses to manage their waste better.
Australian businesses who don't recycle are missing out - 14 March 2017 ( 157kb pdf file)
Australian businesses who don't recycle or optimise their waste management face unnecessary losses which can directly impact their bottom line, their position in the market, and staff morale.
What a waste - 58% of businesses keeping no records on waste management - 30th March 2016 ( 181kb pdf file)
New research shows over 75% of businesses agree reducing waste and recycling is part of being a sustainable and ethical business, yet a worrying 58% keep virtually no records on their waste management.
Breaking the barriers to workplace recycling - 3rd March 2015 ( 184kb pdf file)
Australians are great recyclers at home, but when it comes to work, we are falling down on the job. Workplaces generate over 12.5 million tonnes of waste each year in Australia, 46 per cent of which is sent to landfill.

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