Join the Cycle – 10th to 16th of November 2025
Councils and community groups have played a central role in the 25 years of Planet Ark's National Recycling Week. Use our free resources to help your community:
- Recycle more and reduce waste and contamination
- Make positive environmental changes at home, work, and in the community.
How to ‘Join the Cycle’
Our tagline remains "Join the Cycle", encouraging all Australians to take action not just around recycling, but the wider waste hierarchy – working towards a circular economy alongside government and business. This year, Planet Ark will be highlighting the themes of Packaging and E-Waste, but we encourage local councils to use National Recycling Week to empower and educate your local community in recycling or waste issues specific to your area.
Logos, Council Info & Media Releases
Councils, schools and community groups can add their logos to our assets for free.
For-profit businesses that would like to use the National Recycling Week name or logo for promotional purposes must contact us for permission. We kindly request copies of any materials featuring the National Recycling Week logo (JPG, EPS, and PDF formats) be shared with us before they are distributed.
For any enquiries, email recycling@planetark.com
Our Recycling Guide and accompanying social media graphics have been created to help reinforce correct recycling behaviours at home.
Share these useful tips with your community to help them build a sustainable lifestyle.
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'National Recycling Week' and the National Recycling Week logo are registered trademarks of Planet Ark. We offer these for free use by councils, schools, non-profits, and community groups to promote events and resources.
Our adaptable media release has been prepared for local councils and community groups to outline how Australians can Join the Cycle this National Recycling Week.
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Resources for Councils & Community Groups
Councils and community groups are welcome to use our free resources to help educate their community about recycling.
Social media graphics
Councils and community groups are welcome to share our social media graphics with their community to reinforce the correct recycling behaviours at home. Please add your own caption copy and links to tailor the messaging to your council’s needs. Don’t forget to tag us! @planetark
Explore our free bin posters
We've created a variety of posters for offices, workplaces and schools to place on or near their bins. Help people recycle correctly by showing them which bin to put things in.
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Host a Clothing Swap
Help reduce fashion waste by hosting your own Clothing Swap Party! Our free guide will give you all the tools you need to host a successful event, whether it’s open to the public or just with your friends.
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Learn about behaviour change bin trials
Planet Ark supported BehaviourWorks Australia in a series of trials with local councils to explore what behaviour change messaging can successfully help Australians improve their recycling practices.
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The below social media graphics have been created to support our posters and reinforce the correct behaviour for recycling at home. Please add your own caption copy and links to tailor the messaging to your councils services and community messaging.
Recycling Guide
National Recycling Week 2023 - Schools
National Recycling Week 2023 - Council
Recycling Signage
Infographics
We have created a range of mix & match posters to encourage getting the right thing in the right bin! The posters can be used by councils, school, workplaces and not for profit organisations for free. Download and print the posters, placing them above or on the bins.
Recycling & waste posters
Co-mingled recycling
Glass containers
Plastic containers
Metal containers
Paper & cardboard
Green waste & compost
Other
Special Items - A4
Special Items - small
Special collection systems
Special items (A4)
Special items (small)
BehaviourWorks Australia ran a series of trials with local councils and support from Planet Ark to explore what behaviour change messaging can successfully help Australians improve their recycling practices. It was the largest program of coordinated waste behaviour change trials ever in Australia. For more information on the program read the Summary Report or go to BehaviourWorks Australia's Kerbside Contamination Research page.
It would be appreciated if you could email recycling@planetark.org to confirm use of these resources and help Planet Ark to keep a record of usage.
Evidence Based Resources
Soft plastics and bagged materials
These resources were trialled in houses (single unit dwellings) and were effective:
Postcards
Bin tags
GENERIC BEHAVIOUR CHANGE RESOURCES
Soft plastics and bagged materials
These resources were trialled in apartment bin bays which may be effective, but more research is needed:
Postcards
Bin stickers
Wall sign
Get involved in National Recycling Week
Planet Ark's National Recycling Week is facilitated by our supporters
