What happens to the items we collect?

We send them on the journey of their (second) life.

No magic wand, just a rock-solid process and a trusted network of partners ready to reuse or recycle what we carefully sort. Our sorting guarantees clean, valuable recyclables ready to be reused or recycled.

How it works

STEP 1
Sorting

STEP 2
Consolidating

STEP 3
Sending off for reuse or recycling

STEP 4
Tracking & reporting

All the items we collect are sent off to different recyclers in Australia where they process each material. 

  1. Blister packs will be separated into aluminium and plastic

  2. Soft plastics will be turned back into oil or transformed into additives for asphalt

  3. Textiles will be donated to local charities or recycled into fibers or more

A second life to almost everything

Traceability

At RecycleSmart, we meticulously gather data on the resources we retrieve. 

Before items are connected to our recycling & reuse partners, we record the weight of each stream and input it into our platform.

You can access your personal impact data in your account - anytime, anywhere.

RecycleSmart aligns with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.

 FAQs

    • Soft plastics: are connected with our recycling partners. We deliver pallets of soft plastics to our partner in Victoria where they are transformed into feedstock oil which enables it to become flexible plastic again. Find out more about our partnership here.

    • We work with certified recycling partners who follow strict environmental guidelines to ensure that collected materials are recycled responsibly and ethically.

  • Yes:

    • Wet, dirty or moldy items, organics

    • Biodegradable plastics

    • Heavily contaminated materials (e.g. polystyrene with cement)

  • Bags: Yes you can! Here's some tips to help your driver:

    • Keep your soft plastics separate from items like clothes because they can get some sneaky food on your nice, clean t-shirt.

    • Leave small items on top. They looove to play hide and seek with our drivers. At first it’s cute, but after about five minutes of seeking, it stops being fun.

    Are you a business? You can mix items in bins up to 240L.

What we collect

We collect over 100+ items, including soft plastics, clothes, e-waste and more.

See how graphic design platform Canva has used RecycleSmart to adopt a circular model for their waste streams in their head offices in our case study.

Canva Case Study

RecycleSmart aligns with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.