BRAD Update

BRAD Update

What changed and why

BRAD, the Banish Recycling and Diversion program, has grown from a backyard sorting project into a national program processing thousands of hard-to-recycle parcels every month. To keep it running sustainably we moved to pre-paid BRAD collections and pre-paid Sydney drop-offs, so every box covers its own postage and processing instead of being subsidised out of general Banish trading. This page is where we keep the practical updates: pricing, what we're accepting, where to drop off and any seasonal pauses.

BRAD in 2026: current status

  • Pre-paid BRAD collections: active. Order a box online, fill it with accepted items, post or arrange courier collection using the included label.
  • Sydney drop-offs: active at the Banish Sustainability Hub, Shop 19, 2 Lee St Haymarket NSW 2000 (Gadigal Land, Railway Square exit, Central Station). Open 9am to 5pm. Book your pre-paid drop-off online or pay in-store on arrival.
  • Accepted items: blister packs, toothbrushes and oral care, cosmetics and beauty packaging, pens and markers, coffee pods (including Nespresso). Full accepted list lives on the BRAD recycling program page.
  • Not accepted: e-waste, phones, tablets, chargers, cables, fairy lights and batteries of any kind. Use B-cycle for all batteries and Officeworks Bring It Back for cables, chargers and fairy lights.
  • Processing time: sorting usually four to six weeks after arrival at our Sydney warehouse, then onward to specialist recyclers on their own schedule.
  • Community groups, schools and workplaces: still welcome. Email brad@banish.com.au with your volume and we'll match you to the right kit.

How pre-paid BRAD collections work

  1. Buy a BRAD pre-paid collection from the Banish shop.
  2. Complete the form we email you so we know what's coming.
  3. A BRADie sends your postage-paid label, either for a home pickup or for a drop into any red Australia Post box.
  4. Your parcel is tracked all the way back to our warehouse. We sort it and route each material stream to its specialist recycler.

Sydney drop-offs at the Sustainability Hub

Sydney locals can drop off in person, 9am to 5pm. Book a pre-paid drop-off online or pay in-store and receive a $10 Banish voucher to use any time. Drop-offs see higher contamination than postal kits, so please double-check what BRAD accepts before you head over.

Address: Gadigal Land, Shop 19, 2 Lee St Haymarket NSW 2000
Book your drop-off: BRAD Sydney drop-off

Learn more about BRAD

If you're new here, the explainer post What is BRAD: the Banish Recycling and Diversion program explained walks through the why, the how and the materials we recover. For the full accepted list, current pricing and FAQs, head to the BRAD program page.

Questions about a parcel, what you can recycle or the new process? Email brad@banish.com.au with your tracking number where you can and we'll come back to you.