Very informative, loved all the facts and information given during the tour, fascinating seeing where the sorting is done, was really inspirational and motivated me to do better.
Reclaim Recycling Factory Tour Auckland | Recycling Week 2026
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Reclaim
Auckland, New Zealand
Description
🤔💭 Ever wondered what happens to your recycling after it leaves your business, school, or organisation?
Go behind the scenes at Reclaim’s Auckland recycling facility and discover what really happens to commercial recyclables, from collection and sorting to preparing materials for transportation to be processed for their next use.
As part of Recycling Week 2026 (see below for Recycling Week 2026 participant discount!), this educational recycling factory tour in Auckland gives you the opportunity to see commercial recycling in action and learn directly from the experts.
🧠 What you'll learn
During the tour, our recycling and sustainability experts will show you how commercial recycling works and explain:
Why source separation matters and how it can improve recycling outcomes
What contamination looks like and why it can prevent materials from being recycled
How different recycling streams are processed
Practical ways businesses and organisations can reduce waste
How smarter procurement decisions can support waste minimisation and recycling
What happens to recyclable materials after they leave your business, school, or organisation
You'll also have the opportunity to ask our experts your recycling and waste minimisation questions and get practical insights you can take back to your team or community.
🙋♀️ Who should attend?
This tour is ideal for:
Businesses and organisations
Sustainability and ESG teams
Facilities and operations managers
Procurement teams
Workplace sustainability champions
Schools and community organisations
Anyone interested in understanding how commercial recycling works
Whether you're starting your organisation's waste reduction journey or looking for ways to improve an existing recycling system, you'll leave with a better understanding of what happens behind the bins and what you can do to improve recycling outcomes.
👷♂️ Important safety information
Closed-toe shoes are required for the factory tour. Please wear suitable clothing and follow all safety instructions provided by the Reclaim team. Hi-vis vests will be provided for use during the tour, but feel free to bring your own.
Places are limited, so book your spot and see commercial recycling from the inside.
♻️ About Recycling Week 2026
Recycling Week runs from 19–25 October 2026 and is New Zealand's largest educational campaign focused on waste minimisation and recycling.
The factory tour is a chance to move beyond simply putting the right item in the right bin and understand the systems, decisions, and processes that determine what actually gets recycled.
🎟️ Recycling Week participant discount
Registered Recycling Week organisations receive $5 off their factory tour ticket!
Not registered yet? Register your organisation for Recycling Week 2026 and access a range of FREE resources, activities, and tools to help your team take action. Registration is FREE and only takes two minutes!
Register your organisation for Recycling Week today at https://rwhub.reclaim.co.nz/
The code to get the discount will be available once you login using the link above.
Testimonials
What did you enjoy most about the tour?
Seeing the extent of the operation and learning about the complexity and commitment to commercial recycling.
It was so informative and opened my eyes to the challenge we have as a country with recycling. The team were also super passionate about the recycling challenges we have here in NZ.
The Resource Reality
We watched tons of paper and cardboard being baled to head off to mills to be turned back into paper and board. It was also great to see plastic film and containers being handled as a resource rather
It's easy to feel removed from the consequences of our recycling habits when we're simply placing items in a bin. Visiting Reclaim put faces to that process.
It was an eye-opening experience.
Seeing the entire process firsthand — from collection to sorting and transformation — gave me a completely new perspective on the impact of our everyday actions.
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