Bring your recycling to a participating public drop-off point 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 program, and once you are confirmed, your location will show up on the public drop-off point 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 public drop-off point 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 public drop-off point.
You choose which TerraCycle free recycling programs your public drop-off point will participate in. Collectors can drop off only the rubbish accepted in those TerraCycle programs.
Open Farm sponsors this national recycling program making it free for you to participate.
Public spaces that have good traffic flow and are easily accessible are excellent public drop-off points. Stores, community centers, places of worship, and libraries are great options.
It’s quite simple to set up and manage a public drop-off point, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
Choose a location and receive permission if needed.
Update a new or existing TerraCycle account profile with details about your public drop-off point.
Request to join the programs you would like to participate in.
Once you’ve been approved for the programs you requested, set up your public drop-off point location.
Manage:
Oversee the location (check it is being used properly, that rubbish is being shipped when collection boxes are filled).
When boxes are filled, seal them, download and affix the prepaid labels, and drop off the boxes at an Australia Post.
Continue to join programs of your choosing.
Promote: Spread awareness about your drop-off point (as you see fit) to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle recycling rewards, choose which charities will receive donations from your points.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programs. Learn more about TerraCycle Recycling Rewards.
We’ve made getting started with the Open Farm Pet Food Bag Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Open Farm pet food bags to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them.
Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
This program accepts Open Farm Dry Dog Food packaging, Open Farm Dry Cat Food packaging, Open Farm Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food packaging and Open Farm Rustic Stews and Rustic Blends packaging.
The program does not accept:
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 or dropping it off at a Community Collection Hub. Australia Post and Community Collection Hubs will not accept dripping items, so please make sure your items are dry.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of Open Farm pet food packaging to minimise the footprint of this program. Please make sure all excess product has been removed (i.e. leftover pet food). Additionally, Australia Post will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
Open Farm sponsors this national recycling program making it free for you to participate.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programs. Learn more about TerraCycle Recycling Rewards.
Once collected, the pet food bags are cleaned and shredded. They are then melted down and pelletised to be recycled into new products.
Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.
Every Open Farm recipe is designed to give your pet exactly what they need and nothing more because we’re committed to raising the bar on the way we feed our pets, with even stricter quality than what we feed ourselves.