FactSheetforSchoolsandDayCareCentres
Thankyouforyoureffortstomakeyourcentre/schoolmoresustainable.
AtREDGroup,weareverysupportiveofyoureffortstoeducateandencourage
youngpeopletoreducetheirimpactontheenvironment.
CanwehaveaREDcycledrop-offbinatourschool?
Atpresent,theREDGroupisnotsetuptooffercollectionservicestoschools,day
carecentresorotherbusinessesduetologisticalreasons.Weencourageeveryone
toutiliseourexistingnetwork.
WhereareREDcycledrop-offpointslocated?
Therearemorethan630participatingsupermarketsaroundAustralia.Tofindthe
dropoffpointnearestyou,gotohttp://redcycle.net.au/redcycle/locator
Runningasoftplasticrecyclingschemeatyourschool
QuiteafewschoolsaroundAustraliahavedevelopedtheirownsoftplasticrecycling
scheme,eitherpostingtheircollectedsoftplastictousorhavingsomeonetakeitto
theschool'sclosestparticipatingREDcyclesupermarket.
Whathappenstotheplasticonceit’sdroppedofftoREDcycle?
REDGroupbringscollectedplasticbacktoourfacilityforinitialprocessingandthen
itisdeliveredtoVictorianbasedmanufacturer,Replas(www.replas.com.au).Replas
usesthematerialastheresourcetoproduceahugerangeofrecycled-plastic
products,fromfitnesscircuitstosturdyoutdoorfurniture,tobollardsandsignage.
Canourschoolpurchaserecycledplasticproducts?
RecycledplasticfurniturefromReplascanbepurchasedatanytime.Viewthevast
productrangeatwww.replas.com.au.Theseatsandoutdoorsettingsareperfectfor
useinschoolsastheyaremaintenance-free!
CanourschoolhaveaReplasproductmadeoutoftheplasticwecollect?
No.AsallthesoftplasticscollectedbyREDcyclegetsmixedtogether,itwouldnotbe
possibletohavesomethingmanufacturedwiththeexactplasticcollectedatyour
school.
CompetitionsandSchoolPrograms
Atpresent,therearenocompetitionsorschoolprogramsrunningatthemoment.
FindyournearestREDcycledropoffpointatwww.redcycle.net.au
Softplasticrecyclingvideosforstudents
ScopeTV.Greatforolderchildren
https://youtu.be/_nX8_FYx4kY
TotallyWildvideoexplainstheREDcycleProgram.Greatforyoungerchildren.
https://youtu.be/dM7vQsOQ550
HowmuchsoftplastichasREDGroupcollected?
REDGrouphascollectedenoughpiecesofsoftpost-consumerpackagingtocircle
Australiatwoandahalftimes.
(Assuminganaveragesizeof25cmperitem,we'vecollectedapproximately66
millionmetresofplasticpackaginglaidendtoend.ThecoastlineofAustraliais
25,760,000metres.)
That'sover263millionpiecesofplasticthat'llneverendupinlandfill,onour
beachesorinourwaterways.
Withatotalweightofover1054tonnes,that'sequivalentto264elephants
(weighing4tonneseach).
Ittakestheequivalentof12,500plasticbagsandpiecesofsoftplasticpackagingto
produceaReplasbenchlikethisone*.
*Assumingeachpieceofplasticpackagingweights4grams.
FindyournearestREDcycledropoffpointatwww.redcycle.net.au