How to recycle all brands of your favourite products through TerraCycle’s free recycling programs

Our free recycling programs are the solution for all kinds of hard-to-recycle rubbish that stacks up around your house. 

Many of our brand sponsors have created free recycling programs for the entire category. This means you can recycle all brands of the items in that category—whether it’s beauty empties, toys, or pet food packaging—through that single program. So convenient! 

Many of our programs are mail-in—you mail us your items for recycling using a free shipping label. However, several programs are also used by our network of public drop-off points and others are only available at select retailers. Visit the TerraCycle website to learn how you, can get started with each program. 

Below is the complete list of free recycling programs in Australia which accept all brands of products and packaging in their categories. They can help you recycle common household rubbish from room to room. 

Recycle in the kitchen 

• Dish and Air Care Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of dish and air care  packaging (including air fresheners, dishwashing liquid caps, and spray bottles) via mail and public drop-off points.
• GLAD Food Care Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of cling wrap, zip-lock bags, and freezer bags via mail and public drop-off points.
• Royal Canin Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of flexible cat and dog food packing via in-store drop off.

Recycle in the family room

• BIC’s Best in Class Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of used writing instruments (including pens, markers, highlighters and empty correction fluid containers) via public drop-off points at schools.
• Big W Toys for Joy – recycle all brands of old and broken toys via in-store drop off.
• Rip Curl Wetsuit Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of worn-out wetsuits via in-store drop off.

Recycle in the bathroom

• Colgate Oral Care Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, floss containers, interdental brushes and electric toothbrush heads via mail and public drop-off points.
• Colgate Electric Toothbrush Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of electric toothbrushes and charging bases via mail.
• David Jones BeautyCycle – recycle all brands of beauty empties via in-store drop off.
• Garnier Green Beauty Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of skincare product packing via mail and public drop-off points.
• Gillette Razor Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of razors and their packaging via mail and public drop-off points.
• L’Occitane Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of skincare product packing and beauty empties via mail and public drop-off points.
• Maybelline Greener Together Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of beauty empties via in-store drop off.
• MECCA Beauty Product Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of beauty empties via in-store drop off.
• Olay Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of skincare product packing via mail and public drop-off points.
• Schwarzkopf Cares Hair Care & Colour Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of hair care and hair colour product packing via mail and public drop-off points.
• Schwarzkopf Cares Hair Aerosol Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of hair care aerosol cans via mail and public drop-off points.
• Sephora Free Recycling Program – recycle all brands of beauty empties, skincare and hair care product packaging via in-store drop off.

It’s easy to get started in any of these programs, and you can join as many as you’d like. Click the links above to learn more.

And don’t forget, when you send shipments of rubbish through many of our free recycling programs, you’ll earn TerraCycle points which can be redeemed as donations to your chosen school or charity. So start recycling today!