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View Article'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' enters its 8th year
Thursday April 22 celebrates Earth Day and 8 years of 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'
View ArticleDo you choose the right bin?
Research shows almost 50 percent of people place used printer cartridges in the wrong bin
View ArticleRecycling within reach of small business
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.
View ArticleRecycling scheme for flood-damaged ink cartridges
Special sized 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection bags have been set-up in specific Officeworks outlets in Queensland so that businesses, in particular, can drop off flood-damaged printer cartridge...
View ArticleHelp us celebrate our 18th birthday and win prizes
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!
View ArticleKonica Minolta sets a challenge
Konica Minolta has set itself the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions throughout its product lifecycles by 80% by 2050.
View ArticleHappy Birthday 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'!
In its first 8 years, enough cartridges have been collected to fill over 30 Olympic swimming pools or almost 100 jumbo jets.
View Article'Giving Consumers the Environmental Edge'
Planet Ark has launched Environmental Edge, a series of information-based television advertisements designed to help consumers understand the environmental benefits of a range of products and services.
View ArticleCanon's 2011 Environmental Grants Program is Now Open
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...
View ArticleResource Recovery Entrepreneur Recognised
Steve Morriss, the founder and Executive Director of Close the Loop, the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' resource recovery partner, has been recognised in the 2011 Ernst & Young.
View ArticleThis Pen Used to be an Inkjet
90% of the new Enviroliner pen - including the ink - is made from used Inkjet cartridges. This new pen is turning waste materials into a valuable resource.
View ArticleFamous faces celebrate 10 years of cartridge recycling!
Renowned singer Kamahl and media personality Tim Webster are just two of the famous faces helping 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' celebrate its 10-year anniversary.
View ArticleImportant changes to 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' workplace collections
Businesses across Australia can no longer recycle mobile phones, chargers and accessories in their 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection boxes.
View ArticleZero Waste to Landfill Audit results for 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'
The results of the recent Zero Waste to Landfill Audit have been finalized. Read on to find out more...
View ArticleSecond Nature - Recycling In Australia
For most Australians, recycling printer cartridges, aluminium cans and milk cartons has become second nature, but we're still throwing 22 million tonnes of waste into landfill each year. Planet Ark's...
View ArticleGreat cartridge pen giveaway winners announced
To celebrate National Recycling Week and to encourage schools to recycle as much as possible, Greenschools subcscribers were offered the chance to win one of 10 packs of 15 Enviroliner pens, made from...
View ArticleThe 12 Do's of Christmas
Christmas is a time of joy and festivities, but it is also the season when households generate extra waste. Aussies are tipped to spend an incredible $10 billion on food this December, but can you...
View ArticleOver 20 million cartridges find new lives!
The 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' recycling program is a testament to Australia's recycling ingenuity, giving over 20,086,818 printer cartridges new lives as ewood, pens and many other product components....
View ArticleTake the RecyclingNearYou Survey
We would love your input to help us make it even easier for Australians to recycle. Simply take our 2 minute user survey and have your say in how to improve the Recycling Near You website and hotline....
View ArticleE-Waste Recycling World Record Attempt
Australians are world-leading recyclers - just look at the 21 million printer cartridges recycled by 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'. And now, between the 20th and 28th April we can help TechCollect set a...
View Article'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' turns e-waste into opportunity
Printer cartridges contain valuable metals such as steel, aluminium and copper, much of which can be recycled, so it's important that people continue to recycle them. The recycled materials can be...
View ArticleHow many cartridges does it take to make an eWood table?
The winner of our guessing comp has been announced. Find out who won and just how many cartridges it takes to make an eWood table...
View Article'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' recycling partner wins prestigious award
'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' resource recovery partner, Close the Loop, has been honoured with a gold award in the 25th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation in the US.
View ArticleZero Waste Audit Results for 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' Program Partner
Close the Loop audit results are in! Find out how our Resource Recovery Partner went...
View ArticleTurn your cartridges into your garden bed
There are many more benefits to eWood than just being made from recycled cartridges collected through the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program. And there are a multitude of eWood products, from garden...
View ArticleThe cost of business waste
Australian businesses are spending more than $2.2 billion each year on waste services, of which $1.4 billion is spent on waste to landfill. As waste disposal costs increase, it makes financial sense to...
View ArticlePhones & Cartridges Recycling Revolutions
The 22 million printer cartridges and 7.7 million mobiles recycled though the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' and MobileMuster programs represent a win for the consumer and for the environment.
View Article'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' Blitzes 2013 Target
Over 23 million printer cartridges have been recycled since the program began! Find out how it benefits the environment and how to join this recycling revolution.
View ArticleSydney Markets Receives Global Recycling Award
Over $7 million has been saved in waste disposal costs since 2005 by Sydney Markets. Recently, Australia's largest market was recognised as a world leader in recycling at the Global Sustainability...
View ArticleFrom Toner to Tarmac
The last thing you'd expect to do after recycling your printer cartridges is to drive over them but now you could! Due to the development of a new product that turns residual toner into road surface,...
View Article'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' Expands to Seven Retailers
Office Brands have become the newest collection partner through their independent office supplies network of 160 Office National, Office Products Depot and O-NET branded stores.
View ArticleWin a Pallet of Recycled Paper
Even in this technological era, we know schools still need to print on paper. So Planet Ark is offering one school in every state the chance to win a pallet of Reflex White 100% Recycled paper, valued...
View ArticleLismore introduces home cartridge collections
'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' is part of a kerbside recycling revolution in the Northern Rivers of NSW. A state of the art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and a satchel are set to transform Lismore into...
View ArticleLast Days of Schools Guessing Competition
You have until midnight Friday 6th June to enter the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' Schools Competition. A school from each state will win 80 cartons of Reflex White 100% Recycled paper valued at $2,800,...
View ArticleOur Schools Competition Winners Announced
Could you guess how many toner cartridges are needed to make 1 km of TonerPave road? The winning schools had the closest guess in each of their states. Find out who won and what the magic number was...
View ArticleWe've Hit 25 Million!
May's monster month of collections was the biggest ever for 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'. On top of that we've just hit 25 million cartridges recycled since the program began. Find out what this milestone...
View ArticleCouncils Paving a Green-Toner Future
TonerPave® is the next generation in sustainable asphalt being made from the toner from printer cartridges recycled through the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program.
View ArticleThe Secret of Your Success
If you have a 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' collection box in your workplace you're already ahead of the pack for at least two of the recycling secrets. You 'Take It To Work' and 'Think Outside The Bin.'...
View ArticleFeel Good Recycling
The Seven Secrets of Successful Recyclers shows that recycling at work is good for the environment as well as for staff morale. The reports shows that 78% of Australians agree that having recycling...
View ArticleThink Outside The Bin
s of 2014 there are more active SIM cards in the world than people. This brings into sharp focus the need for recycling options for items not accepted in kerbside recycling bins including mobile...
View ArticleBuy It Back
91% of Australians agree that recycling is the right thing to do. But putting items in the recycling bin is only half the job. For recycling to achieve it's full environmental and economic potential...
View Article12 Do's for a Greener Christmas
Unwrapping a new gadget might provide a short-term high, but with more active SIM cards on the planet than people, it comes with an environmental impact . Global sales figures for smartphones, tablets...
View ArticleOnto A Winner
The awards have been flowing in for people associated with the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program. Celebrity ambassador, Layne Beachley, was was recognised with an Order of Australia and Close the...
View ArticleCanon Living Wall
Having plants in the workplace helps workers recover from stress and tiredness, reduces the presence of air-bourn bacteria and increases productivity and creativity. And, with a little bit of...
View ArticleThe Circle of Life
Innovative programs like 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' are an essential part of a growing circular economy, a closed loop process in which we recycle valuable materials to keep them in the productive...
View Article50 Rulers to the First 200 Schools
If you're one of the first 200 schools to enter our 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' and Officeworks Schools Competition, you will automatically receive 50 rulers made from recycled cartridges! We're also...
View ArticleTurning Toner to Tarmac in Sydney
Channel 7 News recently reported on the innovation of TonerPave, a road base made with recycled toner from 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark'. You can check it out here.
View Article28 Million Reasons To Be Proud
We have just hit 28 million cartridges recycled since the program began! So what does this mean for the environment?
View ArticleCheck out the top 10 Cartridge Recyclers
2015 was another great yeart for the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program. More than 3,300,000 cartridges were diverted from landfill. So we thought we'd take the opportunity to thank everyone that helped...
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