Ridwell (US paid pickup for film and multilayer plastic)
Subscription doorstep pickup ($20 a month) in eight US metros plus mail-in; film goes to Trex decking and multilayer to building blocks, so it…
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Recycle BC and Return-It (British Columbia)
Recycle BC takes containers and paper at kerbside and flexible plastics and foam at depots; Return-It refunds a flat 10 cents on every drink…
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Ontario Blue Box under full producer responsibility
Since 1 January 2026 producers, not municipalities, run and pay for Ontario’s Blue Box; the accepted list now includes coffee cups, black plastic and…
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Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme (New Zealand)
Drop clean, dry soft plastics at Woolworths, New World, Pak’nSave and The Warehouse; processed onshore into fence posts and building boards.
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Surfers Against Sewage
UK marine conservation charity campaigning on plastic and sewage; runs Plastic Free Communities. Donate online; UK registered charity 1145877.
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WWF-Australia
Conservation charity whose plastics work includes single-use scorecards and ReefCycle. Donations over $2 are tax-deductible in Australia.
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Roots & Shoots: forMULA project toolkit and ocean pollution activities
The Jane Goodall Institute’s four-step project method (engage, observe, do, celebrate) for youth groups tackling local waste.
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TED-Ed: What really happens to the plastic you throw away (Emma Bryce)
The canonical four-minute animation following three bottles to three endings, with a quiz and discussion prompts.
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The Story of Plastic: animated short, feature film and learning guides
An Emmy-winning systems-level documentary for 13–18s, a four-minute animated short for 9+, and screening, research and action guides.
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Australian Marine Conservation Society: ocean plastic pollution posters
Free print-at-home A4 and A3 educational and values posters (‘Plastics are forever’) for classrooms and community groups.