Recycling & Reducing Waste
Tangalooma Island Resort aims to be an industry leader in ecotourism experiences. We want to protect our pristine National & Marine Park surroundings, and minimise our environmental footprint so future generations can continue to enjoy the natural resources of our beautiful planet.
We are members of EarthCheck, a global eco accreditation program that assist corporations like us to lift their game when it comes to protecting the environment, through exemplary business policy and practices. Read more about our EarthCheck Gold Accreditation.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Tangalooma Island Resort strives to continuously improve our environmental and social sustainability performance, through engagement of our staff, guests, stakeholders and community partners. We ask our guests to join us in our efforts by considering how they dispose of their rubbish. We have a purpose-built recycling centre at the Resort, with dedicated bins for General Waste, Recycling, Containers for Change, Compost, and a Cardboard cage.
Not sure what bin is best for your rubbish? Just ask one of our friendly team!
A general waste bin is the place for items that you wouldn’t recycle, and that often end up in landfill. If something can’t be recycled, it should be put in the bin for general waste collection – including soft plastics and food scraps. If you aren’t sure if your item can be recycled or not, put it in the general waste bin to avoid contamination.
Click here to view a full list of items that go into a general waste bin.
Recycling reduces the volume of waste sent to landfill and plays an important part in preserving the quality of the environment. It is important to only place accepted recycling items in this bin, to avoid contamination. Items accepted include most paper and cardboards, most metal (food tins and aluminium cans), glass bottles and jars, and some plastic items.
Click here to view a full list of accepted items.
Queenslanders use close to 3 billion beverage containers every year. Despite the fact these containers can be easily recycled, they are the second most littered item in Queensland.
Containers for Change helps Tangalooma Island Resort to implement new green initiatives, as part of our ongoing commitment to protecting the environment. Each eligible container recycled in a designated Containers for Change bin plays a part in helping us keep both the island and the surrounding Bay in pristine condition for future generations.
Find out if your container is eligible here.
A compost bin is a container into which you place organic waste to turn into compost over time. With a combination of air and moisture, ideal conditions are produced to transform the organic materials into compost. This compost can then be added to soil to help plants grow – find us using the organic waste from the blue compost bin to nourish our gardens!
Fruits, vegetables, grains, bread, unbleached paper napkins, coffee filters, eggshells and newspaper can be composted. If it can be eaten or grown in a field or garden, it can be composted. Make sure not to put any plastic in the compost bin as this will be harmful to the composting process.
Composting is a way that everyone can do their bit to reduce global warming. For more information on what can and cannot be composted, visit here.
This one is pretty easy – any clean cardboard pieces go in the cardboard cage. Just make sure there aren’t any food scraps mixed in with the cardboard, as this will impact our ability to recycle the items. If you have large cardboard boxes, please rip or fold it before placing in the cage.