RECYCLE WITH US

RECYCLE & EARN GFZ VOUCHERS

Hey planet lovers!
Our mission is to make sustainable & non-toxic products more accessible, affordable and fun. While we don't sell you waste, we know that many companies are not up to speed yet. This is why we take back other brands' packaging that can't be recycled in your curbside recycle bin. When you send us your waste, you'll earn a $10 GFZ store voucher to help you switch to the waste-free alternative. Can we get a *woot woot*?!

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE?

Send us your hard-to-recycle items (see the list below), and we'll give it a second life with our recycling partners:

1. TERRACYCLEis known as the company that recycles almost anything that is not accepted in a kerbside recycling bin (including pens, trigger sprays, disposable razors, coffee pods etc. - see full list below)

2. OCEAN CRUSADERS cleans, sorts, and recycles plastic bottle caps into bricks that are given to club members/ schools to create park benches, bike shelters, garden surrounds and more. Each brick uses 1.5 - 2kg of caps!

3.OZ BREAD TAGS FOR WHEELCHAIRS collect bread tags nationally in Australia. The tags we send them to raise funds to buy wheelchairs for disadvantaged people.

These companies turn them into park benches, consumer products, roads and more! 🙏

WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?
Aside from saving precious resources from landfills, we also earn points through Terracycle that turn into donations. We've donated $760 to the following legends through our recycling program: WWF Australia, Planet Ark, 1 Million Women, Clean up Australia, Sea Shepherd, Bungalow Koalas, Terracycle Global Foundation, and Ten Little Pieces Australia.

HOW CAN I EARN A GFZ VOUCHER?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND T&C's:
1. Redemption: Please make sure each box is the size of (or bigger than) a shoebox. You will receive your credit within a week after your box arrives at our warehouse. Make sure you are a member of our loyalty program so we can manually add the points to your account. If you are unsure how to redeem them, you can find out here.

Please note that you can redeem one box maximum per month.

2. Packaging:Please think about Steph and Lauren (our recycling sorters) and couriers by ensuring your waste is safely packaged to reduce the handling risk. To be able to allocate your 200 points ($10 GFZ store voucher), make sure your contact details are listed on the parcel.

3. Postage:If you don't live locally and cannot find a recycling program closer to you, you will have to cover the postage costs required for sending your parcels. We aim to offset this with the $10 GFZ store voucher for you.

And lastly, this program is for personal use only. We cannot accept business waste because we would not have any office space left ☺️

4. Wishcycling:Wishcycling is the act of throwing something in the recycle bin without knowing if it is actually recyclable. Please do not send items in because you are unsure where else to send them. If our team cannot find a recycling location to take them we have to send them to landfill. This takes time and we are only a small team so we ask you to respect that ♡. Recycling Near You is an amazing resource that helps you find collection hubs for waste streams near you. Please utilise their platform and recycle responsibly.

TYPES OF WASTE WE ACCEPT

1. COFFEE CAPSULES

ACCEPTED WASTE
- Aluminium:L'OR, Moccona & illy coffee capsules.
- Plastic:NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® & Starbucks® by NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® Capsules
- Compostable: Di Stefano, Green Barista, Wood Fired, St. Ali & The Branded Coffee Co. capsules

HOW TO PACKPlease seal coffee capsules in a plastic bag or dry before sending them back. Keep brands separate.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT
Aluminium & Plastic:Shredded to separate the coffee ground & then melted & remoulded to make new recycled products.
Compostable: Sent to commercial composting facility & combined with other organics to be broken down into compost.

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVEA coffee plunger, press or reusable coffee pods.

Reusable coffee pods

2. DISPOSABLE RAZORS & BLADES

ACCEPTED WASTE
All brands of:
- Blades and razors (refillable and disposable products, and replaceable-blade cartridge units)
- Rigid plastic packaging & flexible plastic packaging.

HOW TO PACKPack into cardboard box & tape closed, avoid plastic bags as blades can cut through.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT
Razor blades and their packaging are broken down and separated by material. Plastics are cleaned and pelletised to be recycled into new products, and metal materials are sent for smelting and conversion to new alloys.

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVE:Reusable butterfly razors with replaceable blades.

Find a reusable razor

3. DENTAL CARE

ACCEPTED WASTE
Any brand of:
- Toothpaste tubes and caps
- Plastic toothbrushes
- Electric toothbrushes & chargers
- Toothbrush plastic packaging
- Floss containers.

HOW TO PACKEnsure products are empty, dry & packaged in a box or bag.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT
It's shredded and melted into plastic pellets that are remoulded to create recycled products.

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVES:Bamboo toothbrushes, waste-free toothpaste & low waste dental floss

Low waste dental care

4. MAKEUP & CARE PACKAGING

ACCEPTED WASTE
Any brand of:
- Trigger sprays, pumps, caps, tubes and droppers
- Empty glass & plastic bottles (if they are not large enough to go in your kerbside bin)
- Compacts, palettes, lipsticks, gloss, mascara and wands, eye and brow liners
- Soft and rigid makeup packaging including sheet mask & wipe packaging.

HOW TO PACKAll packaging should be empty and dry.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT
Materials are processed and used to create new recycled products.

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVES:Refillable and plastic-free bathroom, care & beauty products.

Shop waste-free beauty

5. PLASTIC BOTTLE LIDS

ACCEPTED WASTE

- Any brand of milk, water & soft drink plastic bottle tops. No metal lids.

HOW TO PACKEnsure lids are clean, dry & separated into colours/sizes. Please do not send caps that are not from a bottle (coffee jars, cleaning tubs, vegemite jars, herb containers etc.) or caps made from plastic number #5 as they cannot use them.Try and collect in cardboard boxes instead of plastic bags.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT

Ocean Crusaders turn them into bricks that can be used to create bricks that build park benches, bike shelters, garden surrounds and more! Each brick uses 1.5 - 2kg of caps.

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVES
Drink from a reusable bottle, choose cans over plastic bottles, and try making your own nut milk!

Reusable drink bottles

6. PLASTIC BREAD TAGS

ACCEPTED WASTE
- All brands of bread tags, no matter if they are coloured or broken. Does not include twist ties or tapes

HOW TO PACK Ensure tags are clean and dry

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT
Aussie Bread Tags For Wheelchairs recycle them into new products and sell them to raise funds and buy wheelchairs for disadvantaged people.

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVES
Visit your local baker with your bread bag or ask for a paper bag, it feels sooo good to do!

Shop reusable bread bags

7. SILICONE PRODUCTS

Silicone is a fantastic alternative for plastic because it doesn't leach toxins into your food, its temperature resistant, and durable. Silicone cannot yet be recycled through our kerbside bin, but you can send your silicone products back to us!

ACCEPTED WASTE
We an only accept silicone products from our Go For Zero store:
- Baking mats
- Silicone pouches
- Silicone food covers

HOW TO PACKEnsure products are dry and clean

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT
Materials are manually or mechanically separated into metals, fibers and plastics.
Metalsare melted & recycled.
Fibers(paper or wood based products) are recycled or composted.
Plastics are pelletised and moulded into new recycled plastic products.

View reusable silicone products

8. DISH & AIR CARE PRODUCTS

ACCEPTED WASTE

- Dishwasher liquid bottle (including caps)

- Plastic spray bottles with trigger head

- Air freshener aerosol cans

- Dishwashing tablets packaging

- Clip-on car fresheners

*Some bottles are also accepted in your kerbside recycling bin, please check with your council first

HOW TO PACK Ensure products are empty, dry and clean

🌎 WASTE-FREE ALTERNATIVE Check out our toxin-free, plastic-free, and refillable cleaning range here.

Zero-waste cleaning swaps

9. BLISTER PACKS

*Unfortunately we are unable to accept blister packs anymore. However, we have found some legends that can! Check out the Free Chemist's Own Blister Pack Recycling Program here.

WHY CAN'T WE ACCEPT THEM?

We were a collection point under the Terracycle blister pack program, but unfortunately they now only accept pharmacies as collection points. We could collect them and take them to a pharmacy nearby, however we don't have one nearby that is part of the program. We will keep checking to see when this is available! In the meantime, please check if there is a location near you here. Thanks for understanding.

FIND A COLLECTION POINT

IS RECYCLING THE ANSWER?

Whilst recycling and giving materials a second life is an awesome thing, it should be our last option. Recycling still leaves a footprint on our planet and requires precious resources from the earth.

It's so important to reduce your waste first by using reusable alternatives. Our mission is to help you find those alternatives. Are you starting out on your waste-free journey? Check out our resource hub here, our blog on 'where to start reducing your waste' is a great place to start.

Thanks for being responsible for your waste, you rock!

With love,

Ellie & the GFZ team xx

RECYCLE & EARN GFZ VOUCHERS

TYPES OF WASTE WE ACCEPT

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