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Kids Resources
- Festive Recycling Colouring Sheet (147kb pdf file)
- Kids Craft Activities (1.08MB pdf file)
- Recycled Christmas Decorations (326kb pdf file)
Fun activities to make festive decorations and wrapping paper by reusing items from around the house. This can be printed double-sided into an A5 booklet (c/ W. Lenthen).
Information Resources
- 12 Do's Festive Recycled Arts and Crafts Guide (337kb pdf file)
- Aluminium Recycling Factsheet (835kb pdf file)
Recycle right all your aluminium ... to help combat climate change. - Battery Recycling Factsheet (812kb pdf file)
Find out all about batteries and how to recycle both single-use and rechargables. - Better Motoring Guide (1.15MB pdf file)
- Car (Lead-Acid) Battery Factsheet (825kb pdf file)
It's easy to take car batteries and other lead-acid batteries for re-conditioning and recycling. - Cardboard Recycling Factsheet (829kb pdf file)
All about recycling cardboard from pizza boxes, egg cartons to toilet rolls! - Cards Factsheet (146kb pdf file)
- Cork Recycling Factsheet (779kb pdf file)
Find out all about natural corks and their recycling, as well as plastic corks. - Easy Guide to Composting (813kb pdf file)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW - Easy Guide to Mulching (634kb pdf file)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW - Easy Guide to Wormfarming (867kb pdf file)
With kind permission from the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW - Festive Season Green Guide (725kb pdf file)
- Food Scraps Recycling Factsheet (782kb pdf file)
Food scraps don't have to be sent to landfill! Check out these environmentally-friendly options for your household or workplace. - Garden Cuttings Recycling Factsheet (790kb pdf file)
Compost or mulch your garden cuttings and trimmings - find out how! - Glass Recycling Factsheet (1.19MB pdf file)
Find out about how to reduce, re-use and recycle glass. - Greywater Information Kit (495kb pdf file)
- Steel Recycling Factsheet (817kb pdf file)
Find out about recycling all kinds of steel. - The 12 Do's of Christmas (277kb pdf file)
Quick tips on how to 'green up' your festive season!
Recycling Party Signage
- Bin Sign - Garbage Only (298kb pdf file)
A sign labeling your landfill bin for garbage only. - Recycling Sign - Bottles and Cans (296kb pdf file)
A label for your plastic/glass bottles and cans collection. - Recycling Sign - Co-Mingled (299kb pdf file)
A sign for your co-mingled recycling collection: plastic/glass bottles, cans and paper. - Recycling Sign - Corks (264kb pdf file)
A sign to label your cork recycling collection. - Recycling Sign - Paper and Cardboard (299kb pdf file)
A label for your paper and cardboard recycling to collect all paper products such as cards, wrapping, packaging and party hats. - Recycling Sign - Thanks (298kb pdf file)
A sign to designate your recycling corner and thank your guest for participating.
Media Releases
- 'Tis The Season To Recycle - Media Release 7 December 2011 (134kb doc file)
Whether it's Christmas on a budget or a Christmas of splurging, Planet Ark is asking all Australians to undertake some simple actions to reduce their environmental impact this festive season. - 12 DOs for a Green Christmas (159kb pdf file)
As a nation, we are tipped to spend $10.11bn on food this Christmas, yet 35% of what we send to landfill is food waste. Planet Ark's the 12 DOs of Christmas education push offers plenty of simple tips for reducing waste and saving money over the holiday period. - 12 DOs for a Green Christmas - Councils Adaptable Media Release (139kb doc file)
Adaptable Media Release for Councils, encouraging residents to reduce waste at Christmas time. - 12 DOs for a Green Christmas - MPs Adaptable Media Release (264kb doc file)
Adaptable release for MPs encouraging their electorates to reduce waste at Christmas time. - Adaptable Council Media Release (136kb doc file)
Planet Ark has prepared this adaptable media release to help councils promote recycling during the busy festive season. - Festive Recycling Green Guide Adaptable Media Release 2008 (49kb doc file)
- Festive Recycling Green Guide Media Release 2008 (80kb pdf file)
- Festive Recycling Media Release 2008 (82kb pdf file)
Podcasts
- (click the button to play or download) The Festive Season Green Guide podcast (10.44MB)
12 Dos
- 12 Do's Huon Valley 2012 (348kb pdf file)
- 12 Do's Logo pack 2012 (291kb zip file)
Includes a jpg, png and pdf - 12 Do's Proposal 2012 (472kb pdf file)
- 12 Do's of Christmas 2012 (312kb pdf file)
- 12 Do's of Christmas 2012 A3 (300kb pdf file)
CSAs
- 12 DOs of Christmas 2012 Radio CSA (5.49MB wav file)
12 DOs of Christmas 2012 Radio CSA featuring Magdalena Roze
News Grabs
- 12 DOs of Christmas 2012 - Radio Grab 1 (3.39MB wav file)
As a nation we are expected to spend $10.11bn on food this December, yet 35% of what we send to landfill is food waste, so there is a lot of room for improvement around the Christmas period. - 12 DOs of Christmas 2012 - Radio Grab 2 (2.52MB wav file)
Planet Ark is asking Australians to commit to one or more of the 12 DOs of Christmas as a way of saving money and resources and reducing our impact on the environment over the busy festive period. - 12 DOs of Christmas 2012 - Radio Grab 3 (3.09MB wav file)
Waste is one of the biggest environmental issues over Christmas, but a few easy actions can make a big difference to your environmental impact and to your budget. - 12 DOs of Christmas 2012 - Radio Grab 4 (4.23MB wav file)
Aussies generate an estimated 361kg of food waste per person per year at a cost of about $239 each, so there’s potential to save money too.
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