1. 91% of Australians think that recycling is the right thing to do.

2. Keep your eye out for recycling bins when at the shops, park or beach.

3. Do you get annoyed finding recyclables in plastic bags when you go to the bin?

23% of Australians sometimes put recyclables in plastic bags before recycling 51% of people who always put their recycling in a plastic bag wrongly think it will be

recycled.

National Recycling Week – Planet Ark, developed a simple message to share with your neighbours, friends and family to let them know that recycling in plastic goes to landfill

(http://recyclingweek.planetark.org #NationalRecyclingWeek).

4. Each aluminium can recycled saves enough electricity to run a TV for 3 hours.

5. Plastic shopping bags can be returned to your supermarket for recycling or you can use reusable shopping bags.

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6. At North Sydney Community Centre Markets, once empty Co!ee Cups can go in the yellow lid recycle bin or use a reusable co!ee cup.

7. 68% of Australians look on pack for information about recyclability.

8. The rings from bottle necks and six-pack holders need to be cut when you dispose of them to reduce harm to animals.

9. Use co!ee grounds on your garden. They help fertilise your plants, act as a mulching agent and keep slugs away.

10. Steel bottle tops are too small to go straight in the recycling bin. The best way to recycle them is to collect them in empty steel can and when

the can is about half full squeeze the top closed and put the can and tops in the recycling bin.

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11. Plastic Bottle and other drinking containers go in the Yellow Lid Recycle Bin.

12. Visit love food hate waste for lots of tips on how to store food so it doesn’t go to waste.

13. Make sure you use the bin correctly - follow the signage.

14. 38% of your general waste is food waste. Reduce this by planning your meals for the week and creating a shopping list when you go grocery

shopping to help reduce unnecessary purchases.

15. The energy saved by recycling one plastic drink bottle will power a computer for 25 minutes.

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16. At North Sydney Community Centre Markets your Paper bags can go in the Yellow Lid Recycle Bin, just remove stuck on food before recycling.

17. Save old stockings and socks. Cut them into strips and use them for garden ties.

18. 76% of workplaces recycle paper.

19. Recycling one tonne of paper and cardboard saves 13 trees and 2.5 barrels of oil.

20. Reuse empty jars and containers to store food.

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21. Remember Aluminium Cans can go in the Yellow Lid Recycle Bin, just empty the can and remove food scraps from the foil.

22. 54% of Australians incorrectly think that aerosols cannot be recycled.

23. Remember your Glass bottles and containers can go in the Yellow Lid Recycle Bin .

24. 18% of homes in Australia have a recycling bins in the bathroom.

25. Reuse old clothes by donating to your local charity, hold a Garage sale or have a clothes swop party with your friends.

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