Insights & Stories

Explore our collection of articles on design, sustainability, and workplace solutions. Learn how thoughtful design and conscious choices are reshaping the way we think about waste.

Recycling 101: Australasian Recycling Label

How the Australasian Recycling Label works, and what recyclable and conditionally recyclable really mean.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Introducing the Method Twenty 20L Bin

A 20L bin with the same practical design as the rest of the Method family, built for smaller spaces.

Method·September 5, 2024

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Redesigning the UK's Future: Design Council

Why Method joined the Design Council to argue that good design can shift how workplaces handle waste.

Method·August 8, 2019

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Recycling 101: Staff Education Made Easy

Recycling 101 gives your team the training to sort waste correctly, once the bins are already in place.

Recycling 101·November 10, 2021

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What Is a Waste Audit and Why Do One?

What a waste audit reveals about your workplace, how to run one, and when to bring in outside help.

Workplace·July 17, 2026

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Method Twenty Wins a Good Design Award

How the Method Twenty won a Good Design Award, and what the judges responded to in its design.

Method·September 10, 2020

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Building a Home Compost

What to put in a home compost, how to set it up, and how to keep it healthy so scraps skip landfill.

Method·April 15, 2020

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No-prep supermarket waste reduction tips

Simple ways to cut waste on the supermarket run, with no prep and no special equipment required.

Method·September 24, 2020

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How Design Helps Facility Managers Recycle

Method talks to the Business Reporter about how design helps facility managers recycle more at work.

Method·June 21, 2019

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How to Engage Your Team in Recycling

Practical ways to get your team recycling at work, from clear signage to feedback that builds habits.

Workplace·July 17, 2026

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Recycling Words in Te Reo Māori

The te reo Māori words for recycling and waste, and the labels Method made for Māori Language Week.

Method·September 2, 2018

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Recycling 101: Common Myths, Debunked

Does the recycling symbol mean recyclable? We debunk nine common myths with what is actually true.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Why Recycle - Recycling 101

Recycling is far from perfect, but here is what it still achieves and what we should be aiming for.

Recycling 101·February 19, 2022

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Recycling and Waste at Method

An honest look at how Method handles its own recycling and waste, including what we get wrong.

Method·September 13, 2019

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Creating a Green Team

How to build a green team at work: recruit the right people, set goals, and turn talk into action.

Method·March 24, 2022

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How Auckland Whale Safari Stays Sustainable

How Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari keeps its recycling running on a boat, out on the water.

Method·May 27, 2019

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Level-up your Lunchtime, not the landfill!

Office bin overflowing after every lunch hour? Tips from Reusabowl to cut single-use packaging.

Method·November 24, 2021

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How to Choose and Keep a Waste Provider

Choosing a waste provider: the questions to ask, the red flags, and how to keep the relationship.

Method·May 9, 2022

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What Happens to Improperly Recycled Materials?

What really happens to wrongly sorted recycling, and how sorting facilities deal with contamination.

Method·July 17, 2026

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Educating Your Workplace about Recycling

The hardest part of a new recycling programme is getting everyone educated and onboard. Start here.

Workplace·March 17, 2022

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Xero - Customer Profile

How Xero built recycling into an office designed around how its people actually work.

Method·March 15, 2019

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Conversations with an FM: Robert Houston

Facility manager Robert Houston on running waste and recycling at 120 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Method·May 12, 2021

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Recycling 101 - Recycling Terms

Part two of Recycling 101: the recycling terms worth knowing, explained in plain language.

Recycling 101·April 29, 2022

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Paper Recycling - Recycling 101

How paper recycling works, plus straight answers on receipts, pizza boxes and coffee cups.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Method's Journey with B Corp

Co-founder Steven Korner on what B Corp certification asked of Method, and what changed because of it.

Method·July 21, 2020

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The Method Recycling System Explained

How the Method system works, and why removing desk bins makes recycling the easier choice.

Method·May 31, 2021

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Recycled Materials in Plastic Products

What it takes to engineer recycled plastic for strength and quality, without losing circularity.

Method·April 16, 2019

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5 Ways to Take Recycling from Good to Great

Your bins and signs are in place. Five ways to take workplace recycling from good to great.

Method·April 20, 2022

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How to Get Leaders Onboard with Sustainability

How to make the business case for sustainability and get leadership genuinely behind it.

Sustainability·May 6, 2022

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Recycling Stations vs Desk Bins: The Costs

We compare the setup and service costs of Method recycling stations against individual desk bins.

Method·May 17, 2018

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Workplace Waste Goals and the Cleaning Staff

Cleaners are the second step in your waste process. How to bring them into your recycling goals.

Workplace·May 17, 2022

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Organic Waste at Work: Myths with Kaicycle

Kaicycle on the myths that stop workplaces collecting organic waste, and what actually works.

Workplace·June 26, 2024

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Work inc are breaking up with trash

How Work inc owned up to their waste problem and rebuilt their recycling from the ground up.

Method·March 12, 2020

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Our Zero Waste Office

Getting a workplace to zero waste feels overwhelming. Here is where to start and what to expect.

Method·May 2, 2022

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8 Steps to a Successful Recycling System

Eight steps to build a workplace recycling system that people actually use and that keeps working.

Method·April 22, 2022

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What Is a Precycler in Recycling?

What a precycler is, and how removing desk bins makes recycling easier than throwing things away.

Recycling 101·April 30, 2019

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B Corp Bins - Method's Certified!

Of all the certifications Method could have pursued, B Corp is the one that fit the business.

Method·October 24, 2019

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Recycling 101: Commonly Mis-recycled Items

Coffee cups, receipts, compostable packaging: the most mis-recycled items and where they go.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Recycling 101: The Problem with Wish Cycling

Wish-cycling is hoping the wrong item gets recycled. Why it backfires and what it costs.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Recycling 101: How Clean Must Recycling Be?

A quick rinse is usually enough. The rules on rinsing, greasy pizza boxes and contamination.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Recycling 101: Guide to the Waste Hierarchy

The waste hierarchy from refuse to disposal: what each tier means and how to practise it.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Why Do We Recycle More at Home Than Work?

Why people recycle more at home than at work, and what a workplace can do to close the gap.

Workplace·January 16, 2019

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Recycling 101: What do the Plastic Codes Mean?

Plastic codes tell you what a container is made from, not whether it is recyclable. All seven.

Recycling 101·July 17, 2026

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Ten Ideas to Cut Recycling Contamination

Ten practical ideas for cutting recycling contamination by changing how people use the bins.

Workplace·July 6, 2023

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The Method Founding Story

Method began with Steven and India Korner selling generic bins out of the back of a van.

Method·July 29, 2019

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Method Recycled Materials Story - why plastic?

Why Method bins are polypropylene: our recycled content, kerbside sourcing and recyclability.

Method·July 17, 2026

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Method's Waste Diversion Goals

Method's goal: help organisations divert one billion kilograms of waste from landfill by 2030.

Method·July 13, 2022

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Which bin liner is the most sustainable?

Compostable, degradable or plant-based? Which bin liner is genuinely the most sustainable.

Workplace·July 17, 2026

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Method Named Best for the World B Corp

Method was named a Best for the World B Corp in 2021 and 2022. What that recognition meant.

Method·July 17, 2026

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4 Reasons to Collect Organics in the Workplace

Over 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted each year. Four reasons to collect organics at work.

Workplace·September 21, 2022

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How to Cut Single-Use Coffee Cups at Work

Practical ways to cut single-use coffee cups at work, from mug libraries to cup-swap schemes.

Workplace·July 17, 2026

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What are waste streams and why do they matter?

What waste streams are, the questions to ask, and the pros and cons of common collection methods.

Workplace·April 28, 2021

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Teaching Recycling: 4 Classroom Lesson Ideas

Four ideas for teaching recycling in class, from waste audits to worm farms students can build.

Sustainability·July 17, 2026

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Recycling 101: Australasian Recycling Label

Introducing the Method Twenty 20L Bin

Redesigning the UK's Future: Design Council

Recycling 101: Staff Education Made Easy

What Is a Waste Audit and Why Do One?

Method Twenty Wins a Good Design Award

Building a Home Compost

No-prep supermarket waste reduction tips

How Design Helps Facility Managers Recycle

How to Engage Your Team in Recycling

Recycling Words in Te Reo Māori

Recycling 101: Common Myths, Debunked

Why Recycle - Recycling 101

Recycling and Waste at Method

Creating a Green Team

How Auckland Whale Safari Stays Sustainable

Level-up your Lunchtime, not the landfill!

How to Choose and Keep a Waste Provider

What Happens to Improperly Recycled Materials?

Educating Your Workplace about Recycling

Xero - Customer Profile

Conversations with an FM: Robert Houston

Recycling 101 - Recycling Terms

Paper Recycling - Recycling 101

Method's Journey with B Corp

The Method Recycling System Explained

Recycled Materials in Plastic Products

5 Ways to Take Recycling from Good to Great

How to Get Leaders Onboard with Sustainability

Recycling Stations vs Desk Bins: The Costs

Workplace Waste Goals and the Cleaning Staff

Organic Waste at Work: Myths with Kaicycle

Work inc are breaking up with trash

Our Zero Waste Office

8 Steps to a Successful Recycling System

What Is a Precycler in Recycling?

B Corp Bins - Method's Certified!

Recycling 101: Commonly Mis-recycled Items

Recycling 101: The Problem with Wish Cycling

Recycling 101: How Clean Must Recycling Be?

Recycling 101: Guide to the Waste Hierarchy

Why Do We Recycle More at Home Than Work?

Recycling 101: What do the Plastic Codes Mean?

Ten Ideas to Cut Recycling Contamination

The Method Founding Story

Method Recycled Materials Story - why plastic?

Method's Waste Diversion Goals

Which bin liner is the most sustainable?

Method Named Best for the World B Corp

4 Reasons to Collect Organics in the Workplace

How to Cut Single-Use Coffee Cups at Work

What are waste streams and why do they matter?

Teaching Recycling: 4 Classroom Lesson Ideas

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Recycling 101: Australasian Recycling Label

Introducing the Method Twenty 20L Bin

Redesigning the UK's Future: Design Council

Recycling 101: Staff Education Made Easy

What Is a Waste Audit and Why Do One?

Method Twenty Wins a Good Design Award

Building a Home Compost

No-prep supermarket waste reduction tips

How Design Helps Facility Managers Recycle

How to Engage Your Team in Recycling

Recycling Words in Te Reo Māori

Recycling 101: Common Myths, Debunked

Why Recycle - Recycling 101

Recycling and Waste at Method

Creating a Green Team

How Auckland Whale Safari Stays Sustainable

Level-up your Lunchtime, not the landfill!

How to Choose and Keep a Waste Provider

What Happens to Improperly Recycled Materials?

Educating Your Workplace about Recycling

Xero - Customer Profile

Conversations with an FM: Robert Houston

Recycling 101 - Recycling Terms