We even have a bin that collects all batteries which is sent to Battery World for disposal or recycling. We also have a Terracycle box that collects oral care waste, such as toothbrushes.

Australia Post has established a new Mailing Satchel Recycling Program that provides a recycling option for many of their envelopes that can’t go in the home recycling bin. Express Post, Parcel Post, Flat Rate Satchels and Padded Bags can now be posted back to TerraCycle who will arrange for them to be recycled into new products, free of charge.

Here's an updated list of items the Dunkeld Kinder is collecting for the Terracycle recycling program. The collection box is at Kelly & Henson. All items must be used/empty.  toothbrushes  toothpaste tubes  oral care packaging  floss containers  prepaid mailing satchels  padded mailing satchels  cosmetics: lipsticks and lip-gloss, mascara, bronzer, eyeshadow, foundation, eyeliner, lip liner, concealer packaging  hair care: shampoo and conditioner bottles and lids, hair gel tubes and caps, hair spray and hair treatment packaging  skin care: used lip balm, face moisturiser, face and body wash soap dispensers and tubes, body and hand lotion dispensers and tubes, shaving foam packaging Terracycle - diverting waste from landfill. More information can be found at www.terracycle.com.au.

Australia Post has established a new Mailing Satchel Recycling Program that provides a recycling option for many of their envelopes that can’t go in the home recycling bin. Express Post, Parcel Post, Flat Rate Satchels and Padded Bags can now be posted back to TerraCycle who will arrange for them to be recycled into new products, free of charge.

In July, ACT Whitsundays presented a solution to the region's recycling issues at a council meeting. Council unanimously passed the motion put forward, which involved using council libraries as a collection point for "hard to recycle waste” such as bottles, toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, hair product bottles and the tops of pump bottles. The waste would then be posted to New South Wales company TerraCycle and who would use it to create outdoor furniture... Ms Adamson said volunteers would need to be prepared to empty the bins, pick up and sort out the recycling and then post them away to TerraCycle.

Extract from: Kinross Primary School Newsletter

Ms Morris moved to Indonesia from Sydney, where she was pursuing her passion to rid the world of toxic waste. She was an intern at the waste recycle organisation TerraCycle and completed Honours in Environmental Management Research at the University of NSW.

Ms Morris moved to Indonesia in January from Sydney, where she was pursuing her passion to rid the world of toxic waste. She was an intern at the waste recycle organisation TerraCycle and completed Honours in Environmental Management Research at the University of New South Wales.