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DESIGN CHANGES EVERYTHING

Waste infrastructure has always been hidden away. Method recycling systems are designed to be seen, visibility changes behaviour, and behaviour changes outcomes.

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Design Philosophy

DESIGNED TO BE SEEN

Design isn't decoration — it's behaviour change. Method systems make it easy to make the right choice, reducing contamination through strategic placement, modular design, consistent colour coding, and visual way-finding.

Strategic Placement - Bins positioned at the points where waste is actually generated, not tucked into corners or hidden in kitchens. Proximity removes the decision for proper waste segregation
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Strategic Placement

Bins positioned at the points where waste is actually generated, not tucked into corners or hidden in kitchens. Proximity removes the decision for proper waste segregation

Visual Way-finding - Stream-specific colour coding and icon-based signage make the right bin identifiable at a glance, reducing contamination rates and driving diversion from landfill.
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Visual Way-finding

Stream-specific colour coding and icon-based signage make the right bin identifiable at a glance, reducing contamination rates and driving diversion from landfill.

Built to Scale - Our modular system is designed to grow with your organisation. Allowing you to easily reconfigure or expand the system to meet your waste or certification goals.
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Built to Scale

Our modular system is designed to grow with your organisation. Allowing you to easily reconfigure or expand the system to meet your waste or certification goals.

Tailored for Every Space

Solutions for Your Sector

Every environment has unique waste challenges. Method adapts — same design excellence, tailored to your requirements.

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Modern Offices

Set and forget. Replace desk bins with communal stations to save cleaning time, reduce contamination and landfill costs, while making good recycling practices the office default.

Remove desk bins
Save 30% costs
Boost engagement

Impact

Microsoft: 84% Diversion

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Universities & Schools

Durable stations that withstand high traffic and teach sustainable habits. Campus-wide consistency that students actually engage with.

Campus-wide consistency
Educational signage
Student engagement

Impact

Otago Uni: +35% Diversion

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Facility Management

Data-led waste management. InSight technology optimises cleaning routes, reduces liner usage, and delivers NABERS-ready reporting.

Data-led approach
Reduce servicing time
NABERS reporting

Impact

Optimised Operations

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Venues & Public Spaces

Built for the crowd, clear for the individual. Durable, beautiful systems that complement architectural design and guide thousands to sort correctly.

Architectural fit
Clear way-finding
High durability

Impact

Design Council Approved

OUR COMMITMENT

From materials to manufacturing, every decision reflects our commitment to the environment.

50-80%

Recycled Materials

Our bins are manufactured using post-consumer and post-industrial recycled plastics, closing the loop.

100%

Recyclable Design

Made with recycled materials that we take back at end-of-life. Repair, refurbish, recycle by design.

Circular

Waste Manufacturing

Our bin production process captures and reuses all material waste during manufacturing.

Warranty

End of life

Designed to last, the Method system comes with a 5-year Warranty. Should you no longer need your Method bins, we'll take them back for recycling.

Our Purpose

1 Billion KG
by 2030

We are designers, sustainability advocates, and problem solvers. Empowering workplaces to waste less through considerate design — with a mission to divert 1 Billion Kilograms from landfill by 2030.

B Corp Certified
116.9Score — 2025

We use B Corp to measure our impact

Method re-certified as a B Corp in 2025 with a score of 116.9 — exceeding the benchmark across every area. Our Environment score ranks among the highest in New Zealand.

We became a B Corp because we want to have a positive impact on people and the planet. We re-certified because the framework keeps us honest and on track with that mission.

Esther

As a company spanning many international markets we realised B Corp would have credibility in a range of places, from the UK to Australia and more markets as we expand.

India