Three ways to up your recycling game this National Recycling Week

12 November 2024 | Council News

Since 2016, we have managed to divert waste from landfill through a variety of recycling, recovery and educational programs, increasing waste recovery from 32% to 58%.

However, research from Planet Ark (who founded National Recycling Week in 1996) reveals that a significant portion of Australians are unaware of recycling options other than their standard kerbside recycling bin.

That’s why we are sharing three ways to up your recycling game this National Recycling Week, to help us divert more waste from landfill and further protect our beloved local environment.

P.S. If you haven’t already, make sure you’ve bookmarked our A-Z Waste & Recycling Directory!

Host or shop a Garage Sale across Sydney on 16 and 17 November

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Garage Sale Trail is Australia's biggest second-hand treasure hunt with over 3 million pre-loved items going up for sale over a weekend of garage sales, Australia-wide. In 2023:

  • over 400,000 Australians shopped or sold at more than 14,000 garage sales across the nation,
  • extending the life of over 4.8 million kgs of stuff and saving these items from landfill!

There are currently over 20 garage sales listed to take place just in Waverley, with many more happening across Sydney. Find out more, including how to register your own Garage Sale here.

Bring your tricky to dispose of waste along to Recycle it Saturday on 23 November

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Recycle It Saturday makes it easy for residents to recycle tricky household items. Simply drive, bike or walk through the depot at Alexandra, to drop off:

  • Clothes, linens and hard toys
  • Electrical items and batteries
  • Aluminium coffee pods
  • Printer cartridges
  • Light bulbs (including energy-saving or fluorescent globes/tubes)
  • Rigid polystyrene/Styrofoam
  • Household gas cylinders
  • Large cardboard
  • X-ray, MRI and CT scans/films
  • Bicycles and scooters
  • Small metal items (less than 10kg, made mostly of metal)
  • Empty blister packs

Find out more, including what not to bring, here.

Recycle It Saturday is a partnership between City of Sydney, Waverley Council and Woollahra Municipal Council.

Look out for our In the Loop Campaign launching on our social channels

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We are working to make Bondi Junction a Circular Economy Precinct.

Funded by the EPA, over the next 12 months, we will trial a series of activities with the help of local businesses to make it easier to reuse, repair, repurpose, rehome, and make materials last longer.

Stay tuned for tips on where, how, and why to dispose of your pre-loved items sustainably, and find out what reuse and recycling services are already available to you in Bondi Junction.

Keep your eyes on our social channels to connect the dots between wanting to live a more sustainable lifestyle and implementing everyday actions to close the loop on waste.