Recycling Week
About Recycling Week
Recycling Week is an annual initiative to raise awareness and educate New Zealand on best practices for waste minimisation and recycling. Encouraging conscious procurement and disposal of items, creating a waste-free future for New Zealand.
Launched in 2013, an ever-increasing number of organisations (schools, corporates and everything in between) are having fun and learning by taking part in the week.
Back to Basics
In 2024 we are going back to basics when it comes to waste minimisation.
This year's theme focuses on the first step of any waste minimisation journey.
Whether this is your first or eleventh Recycling Week, to successfully kickstart your waste minimisation journey you need to:
"Understand your waste"
Only through full understanding of the problem can a sustainable solution be achieved.
How to Get Involved
This year we are introducing different ways to get involved in Recycling Week. By selecting a programme you will receive tailored resources and instructions on how to bring Recycling Week to life in a way that works for your organisation.
Features
Participants' Hub
As a participant you get instant access to all Recycling Week resources based on the plan you are signed up to. Our new hub is your one-stop-shop for all our icons, logos, assets, resources, webinar and quiz links, and much more.
If you are a registered participant you can already access the hub. Simply follow the instructions emailed to you.
If you have any questions, contact us on [email protected]
Webinar Series
Sign up to our Recycling Week Webinars!
To access our webinar links and more, make sure to sign up to this year's Recycling Week!
Our Webinar Series follows the daily focus structure where every week day we will be joined live by a couple of guest speakers to discuss the daily theme, sharing insights, tips and tricks on how to bring the daily focus to life.
Our webinars are focusing on ways that people can become more sustainable, both at work and at home.
Circulate the links to your team to maximise participation and education.
Daily Quizzes
Our Quizzes are designed to educate people in fun and engaging ways.
All quiz links will be open for the duration of Recycling Week. Make sure you register to our campaign to get access to them.
Quizzes are the best way to maximise engagement, drive competition and get everyone involved in learning more about waste minimisation.
To registered participants, the Recycling Week team will provide a summary of your organisation/school's quiz results in the weeks following Recycling Week. Ensure all staff/students clearly state the organisation/school they are from to help with the collation of results.
Participant's Events
Public events brought on by Recycling Week activations have been listed below. We encourage you to take part in as many events as possible.
If you're hosting a public event before or during Recycling Week that you want added to the calendar, contact us at [email protected]
Monday 21st October
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at the Southern Landfill Tip Shop (WLG) from 8:30am-1pm
- ImpacTex x Eco Matters: Free textile recycling with ImpacTex and food scraps education with Eco Matters at Sylvia Park (AKL)
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Tuesday 22nd October
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at the Southern Landfill Tip Shop (WLG) from 8:30am-1pm
- Eco Market Day at Harbour Grounds (AKL)
- Public e-waste drop-off at SkyCity -(AKL)
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Tawa Community Centre (AKL) from 9am-1pm
- EcoSolutions: Free Recycling Basics Info Session at He Awhi Rito Envirohub (Whangarei) from 5.30pm-7pm
- ImpacTex x Eco Matters: Free textile recycling with ImpacTex and food scraps education with Eco Matters at Sylvia Park (AKL)
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Wednesday 23rd October
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at the Southern Landfill Tip Shop (WLG) from 8:30am-1pm
- ImpacTex x Eco Matters: Free textile recycling with ImpacTex and food scraps education with Eco Matters at Sylvia Park (AKL)
- Waikato Hospital: Recycled wearable arts event
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Thursday 24th October
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Newtown Community Centre (WLG) from 9am-1pm
- ImpacTex x Eco Matters: Free textile recycling with ImpacTex and food scraps education with Eco Matters at Sylvia Park (AKL)
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Friday 25th October
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Johnsonville Community Centre (WLG) from 9am-1pm
- ImpacTex x Eco Matters: Free textile recycling with ImpacTex and food scraps education with Eco Matters at Sylvia Park (AKL)
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Saturday 26th October
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Echo Tech Penrose (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Westfield Newmarket (AKL) from 9am-12pm
- Echo Tech: Free public e-waste drop-off at Te Aro Zero Waste (WLG) from 10am-1pm
- Repair Cafe Blenheim: 9am-12pm
- Repair Cafe Tauranga: 9.30am-11.30am
- Repair Cafe Opotiki: 10am-12pm
- Repair Cafe Kaitaia: 10am-1pm
- Repair Cafe Whanganui: 11am-1pm
- Repair Cafe Grey Lynn: 11am-2pm
- Repair Cafe Napier: 11.30am-2.30pm
- Repair Cafe Waiuku: 1pm-3pm
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Sunday 27th October
- Westfield Newmarket: Clothing recycling collection with ImpacTex (AKL) from 9am-7pm
Events beyond Recycling Week
- Samsung NZ: Free public e-waste drop-off on 12 October at Samsung Head Office Car Park (AKL) from 9am-3pm
- Repair Network Aotearoa: Free 2024 Aotearoa Repair Summit webinar on 17 October at 11am
- Uber x Red Cross: Free Uber Package pick-up (via the Uber app) to collect your quality, pre-loved clothes, direct from your doorstep, for donation to New Zealand Red Cross Shops on Saturday 19 October (AKL, WLG and CHC) from 10am-4pm
- One NZ: E-waste Day on 16 November at Mt Smart Stadium from 9am - 3pm
Our Participating Businesses
Recycling Week is a nationwide campaign that involves organisations all around the country. While recycling services may vary across the country, there are many ways you can minimise your waste, regardless of where you are located!
Check out what businesses are joining us in our campaign and support their work in improving waste and recycling in New Zealand.
Our participants map can be found in the Participants Hub.
Our Partners
Hundreds of businesses, schools, local governments and community organisations participate in Recycling Week each year.
A number of those also help bring Recycling Week to life, helping drive education, reaching more New Zealanders, creating resources, providing financial support and reducing the overall proportion of waste ending up in landfill.
Partnerships allow us to provide resources to participants and assist in running activations to engage staff, students and everyone else.
We are pleased to have some amazing organisations join us in this year's mission to bring Recycling Week to all of New Zealand.
