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Bricks, Pavers and Limestone

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Broken bricks and limestone can be used as garden edging, mulch, or decorative ground cover.
Crushed bricks or pavers make a durable base for driveways, garden paths, and patios.

Cardboard

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One tonne of recycled cardboard saves enough energy to power a home for a month.
Cardboard can be recycled up to 7 times, giving it multiple lives before it’s retired.

Donations

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A single large donation (sofas, fridges, furniture) can furnish an entire household.
Clothing donations reduce the demand for fast fashion, saving water, energy, and emissions.

E-waste

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Almost 70% of e-waste in Australia isn’t recycled properly, meaning valuable metals are lost forever.
1 tonne of e-waste contains more gold than 17 tonnes of mined ore — electronics are like “urban mines.”

Glass

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1 recycled glass bottle saves enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for 4 hours.
Recycling just 10 glass bottles saves enough energy to boil a kettle 3 times.

Green Waste

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1 tonne of green waste can produce around 500 kg of compost, enough to cover 200 m² of garden.
Recycled green waste can be used for landscaping, garden beds, and erosion control, replacing chemical fertilizers.

Metal

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Recycling scrap metal keeps hazardous materials out of landfill, including heavy metals that can leach into soil.
Aluminium cans are one of the most valuable recyclables, with most being recycled into new cans in under 60 days.

Plastic

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1 recycled plastic bottle can become a polyester shirt, or 10 bottles can make a fleece jacket.
Plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose in landfill, so recycling keeps it out of the environment.

Timber and Wood

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Crushed timber can be used as mulch, compost, or biomass fuel, giving it a second life.
Every reused pallet, beam, or floorboard reduces demand for new timber, saving forests and energy.