Bring your recycling to a participating Community Collection Hub near you. It's free, and you won't need a TerraCycle account or shipping label.
This map is constantly being updated
Simply request to join this programme, and once you are confirmed, your location will show up on the Community Collection Hub map. Set up boxes that community members can fill with their rubbish to be recycled, and send full boxes to TerraCycle at no cost to you.
Starting and managing a TerraCycle Community Collection Hub is easy and free! See answers to frequently-asked questions here. Can’t find the answer to your question on this page? Learn more about becoming a Community Collection Hub
It’s quite simple to set up and manage a Community Collection Hub, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
Manage:
Promote: Spread awareness about your Hub (as you see fit) to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle recycling rewards, choose which charities will receive donations from your points.
GLAD sponsors this national recycling programme making it free for you to participate.
Public spaces that have good traffic flow and are easily accessible are excellent Community Collection Hubs. Stores, community centers, places of worship, and libraries are great options.
You choose which TerraCycle free recycling programmes your Community Collection Hub will participate in. Collectors can drop off only the rubbish accepted in those TerraCycle programmes.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school or charity of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of our collectors, we've raised over $45 million dollars globally for schools and charities through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
We’ve made getting started with the GLAD® Food Care Free Recycling Programme easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your used food care to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it.
Participating in this programme is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
GLAD® sponsors this national recycling programme making it free for you to participate.
All brands of cling wrap and snap lock, sandwich or freezer bags including the GLAD TO BE GREEN range.
The programme does not accept:
Outer cardboard packaging can be recycled with your local council, so please don’t include this in your shipment to TerraCycle.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of rubbish to minimise the footprint of this programme. New Zealand Post will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before dropping it off for recycling, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before shipping. New Zealand Post will not accept dripping items, so please make sure your items are dry.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school or charity of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of our collectors, we've raised over $45 million dollars globally for schools and charities through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
Once collected, the used food care items are cleaned and separated by material type. The fibres and plastics are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products.
Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.
GLAD® have been creating innovative ways to protect, preserve and cook food since 1966. They believe the kitchen is more than just a room; it’s the heart of the home. Today, GLAD® is continuing to evolve, making better products and greener solutions for everyday needs, for everyday families. Their committment to sustainability has seen the launch of their Glad to be Green® product range using plant based, recycled and compostable materials.