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Get Ready To Fling
Date: 04-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
With over 40 businesses registered, the Friday File Fling is in full swing! Find out who is participating and how your business can get involved - it's not too late.
Round Up Your Old Mobiles - It's Free and Easy
Date: 03-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
The 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program and MobileMuster have teamed up to help you, your colleagues and your workplace recycle your printer cartridges and mobile phones in one easy step.
Choosing the Right Recycler
Date: 03-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
Ensuring your waste is recycled correctly and legally can be as easy as asking a recycler the right questions. Check out our guide for 'Choosing the Right Recycler.'
Choosing the Right Recycler
Date: 03-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
Ensuring your waste is recycled correctly and legally can be as easy as asking a recycler the right questions. Check out our guide for 'Choosing the Right Recycler.'
Round Up Your Old Mobiles - It's Free and Easy
Date: 03-Nov-11
Author: Lucy Band
The 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' program and MobileMuster have teamed up to help you, your colleagues and your workplace recycle your printer cartridges and mobile phones in one easy step. Read on ...
ACT's ban on plastic bags starts today
Date: 01-Nov-11
Author: Zhi Yan
After a 4-month roll-out period, the ACT's ban on plastic bags is now in effect.
This Pen Used to be an Inkjet
Date: 26-Oct-11
Author: Lucy Band
90% of the new Enviroliner pen - including the ink - is made from used Inkjet cartridges. This new pen is turning waste materials into a valuable resource.
Resource Recovery Entrepreneur Recognised
Date: 17-Oct-11
Author: Steve Morriss, the founder and Executive Director of Close the Loop, the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' resource recovery partner, has been recognised in the 2011 Ernst & Young.
Wood - A Growing Answer to Climate Change
Date: 17-Oct-11
Author: Lucy Band
A new consumer awareness campaign by Planet Ark is encouraging people to see wood for its environmental benefits.
Office Flings Are Good For The Environment & Improve Staff Engagement
Date: 13-Oct-11
Author: Lucy Band
Join Planet this National Recycling Week (7-13 Nov) for a Friday File Fling. It's an easy to organise sustainability and recycling initiative for any sized office. Register Now.
GS Yuasa EV Battery Joint Venture To Hike Output
Date: 07-Oct-11
Author: A joint venture between Japan's GS Yuasa Corp, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Motors Corp will boost the world's production of lithium ion batteries, used in electric cars.
Planet Ark gives thumbs up to new Carbon Trust carbon footprinting options for Australian companies
Date: 07-Oct-11
Author: Lucy Band
Planet Ark welcomes an announcement from the UK Carbon Trust that it is the first organisation to offer certification to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Lifecycle Standard for product carbon footprints.