Banish

03/06/2026

Planet Ark’s Business Recycling directory has officially merged with Recycling Near You, creating Australia’s very first comprehensive, dual-purpose platform for both households and businesses. ♻♻

Find out more https://bit.ly/4o6d86u

Planet Ark’s Business Recycling directory has officially merged with Recycling Near You, creating Australia’s very first comprehensive, dual-purpose platform for both households and businesses.

03/06/2026

BRAD has grown bigger than we could have ever imagined. 🌱

It started with 3 boxes in a backyard, and now it’s a nationwide recycling program with 80 boxes a day and our very own Sustainability Hub.

We’re running workshops, creating our very own recycled products, and keeping tonnes of plastic waste out of landfill - by giving thousands of Australian households, schools, offices and communities another option than just the red bin.

But in order to ensure BRAD can continue running, we need to make some changes.

From July 1, the cost of some of our BRAD labels will be increasing - for the first time in 6 years.

We know that’s not easy to hear, and it’s not a decision we’ve made lightly.

But Australia Post keeps raising its prices. Fuel costs are rising. And we, a fully independent, self-funded social enterprise with zero government support, have been absorbing as much of that as we possibly can - because we believe every Australian deserves access to responsible recycling, no matter where they live.

These small changes to some BRAD options are what will allow BRAD to keep making an impact.

The good news? The 4kg digital label is staying the same price. Drop-offs at the Hub remain our cheapest option at just $10. And nothing changes until July 1.

BRAD vouchers will be phasing out too - but they’ll still be valid until the end of the year. Our mission was never to make you buy more stuff. It was always about doing more with less, and living with more intention, and we want the way we operate to reflect that. 💚

BRAD exists because you exist. Because you showed up, sent in your blister packs and beauty products, and refused to accept that these items were destined for landfill.

Because of you, we’ve made such an incredible impact for our planet over the past 6 years. And we’re not done yet. Not even close.

Whether you’ve sent one box, or twenty - thank you. All the good we’ve done wouldn’t be possible without you.

Here’s to a whole lot more of it. 🌏💚

Lottie and Team Banish x

Read the full update at the 🔗 in bio.

02/06/2026

A sneak peek behind the scenes at the Hub 👀 ♻️

From recycling tricky items, turning bottle top lids into new products, to workshops and volunteer sessions - we’ve been busy lately!

Find out more and get involved at the 🔗 in our bio.

31/05/2026

Our washing machines are releasing microplastics into the environment with every cycle. Here's how to reduce the impact – from the way we do our laundry to caring for our garments.

Find out more https://bit.ly/4tQh2Bv

Our washing machines are releasing microplastics into the environment with every cycle. Here's how to reduce the impact – from the way we do our laundry to caring for our garments.

29/05/2026

https://bit.ly/4tZ4O9NGive Recycled Plastic a Second Life — As a Pot Plant

Meet the next generation of our beloved recycled plastic pot plants, bigger, bolder, and still made with love from your recycled plastic milk bottle top lids.

Each pot plant is crafted from 17 recycled plastic milk bottle top lids collected through the BRAD (Banish Recycling and Disposal) program and manufactured right here at our Sustainability Hub at Central Station, Sydney.

Shop now at banish.com.au

28/05/2026

You’re already doing it 🌏💚

Living sustainably can seem difficult, and it can be confusing to know where to start. But chances are, you already have quite a few sustainable habits up your sleeve - and you might not even realise it!

If you’re doing any of these, you’re doing great 🫶

And if you’re keen to learn more, you’re in the right place! 🌱

27/05/2026

National Tree Day is celebrated on the last Sunday in July each year. However, at Planet Ark, they believe every day is the right time to celebrate our wonderful native plants. That is why they have released a new planting guide to help you get busy planting natives at home or school.

Find out more https://bit.ly/49ocnzD

National Tree Day is celebrated on the last Sunday in July each year. However, at Planet Ark, we believe every day is the right time to celebrate our wonderful native plants. That is why we have released a new planting guide to help you get busy planting natives at home or school.

25/05/2026

Hertha Metals has developed a single-stage steelmaking process that replaces the high-carbon, high-emission metallurgical coal traditionally used in steel production with either natural gas or hydrogen. Using natural gas cuts emissions by half, and using clean hydrogen, as is Hertha’s eventual aim, eliminates CO2 emissions altogether. ✨✨