Planet Ark

Planet Ark's aim is to show people and business the many ways that they can reduce their day to day impact on the environment.

Planet Ark is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that was set up by the tennis player Pat Cash and international charity campaigner Jon Dee in June 1991.

The organisation works in partnership with businesses and organisations that want to help in bringing about real environmental change.

Planet Ark’s public education campaigns focus on showing people the simple changes they can make in their lives that will lessen their impact on the environment.

Much of the work is carried out at the local community level via partnerships with councils, community groups and retail outlets.

Planet Ark Projects Include:

World Environment News service: Sponsored by Reuters and promoted by Pierce Brosnan, this service is read by people in over 50 countries every day.

It is now the world’s biggest online environmental news service. Over 8 million people a year visit the Planet Ark site.

Follow this link to the World Environment News Service (opens in a new browser window)

Recycling website: To make it easier for people to recycle, Planet Ark runs a website, RecyclingNearYou.com.au

This web site is sponsored by the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW. It allows Australians to type in their local postcode or council name in order to find out what can or cannot be recycled in their local area.

The web site covers over 3,000 postcodes, making it the most definitive recycling site of its kind in Australia.

Follow this link to Recyclingnearyou website (opens in a new browser window)

National Recycling Week: Annually in November Planet Ark releases Australia's annual recycling figures and the latest research on the public's recycling attitudes. Planet Ark also joins with hundreds of councils around Australia to promote recycling and waste reduction on a local basis.

Plastic Bags Reduction campaign: 6.9 billion plastic check-out bags are used by Australians every year.

Thanks to a joint campaign with the Sunday Telegraph that has been lauded by David Suzuki, this has led to an agreement between governments and retailers to halve the use of plastic bags by the end of 2005.

Follow this link to see more of Planet Ark’s Australian Campaigns (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	Planet Ark
Email	:	admin@planetark.org

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