♻️ Wellington Recycling Challenge

Competition Terms & Conditions

Website: www.wellingtonrecycles.co.nz
First Competition Period: 19 October 2026 – 24 October 2026

1. About the Competition

The Wellington Recycling Challenge ("Competition") invites participants to take part in a fun, hands-on recycling activity and submit a photograph showing their recycling effort for the opportunity to win one of the prizes offered by the Competition organiser.

The Competition aims to encourage people and whānau to learn about recycling, recycle correctly, reduce waste and help care for Papatūānuku and our environment.

There may be multiple prizes and winners. The prizes and number of winners will be announced by the organiser at or before the end of the Competition.

2. How to enter

To enter, participants must:

• Take part in the Wellington Recycling Challenge.

• Sort at least 3 items into each of the 8 categories.

• Take a photograph clearly showing their sorting activity.

• Scan the official Competition QR code or visit the official Competition entry page at www.wellingtonrecycles.co.nz/result-page.

• Upload their photograph.

• Provide their name and email address.

• Read and agree to these Competition Terms & Conditions.

• Read the Wellington Recycling Challenge Privacy & Photo Consent Policy.

• Agree to the required photo consent.

• If the participant is under 16, have permission from a parent or legal guardian to enter.

• Submit their entry before the Competition closes.

Learning is what matters! 🌿

Each category contains 7 items, and we encourage everyone to challenge themselves to sort all 7.

Mistakes are part of learning! Participants do not need to sort every item correctly to qualify for the prize draw.

Sorting more items or getting more answers correct does not increase the chance of winning.

Every valid entry has an equal chance of winning.

Participants under 16 must have a parent or legal guardian complete the relevant contact and consent requirements.

Only entries submitted through the official Competition entry form, or otherwise accepted by the organiser, will be considered.

3. Eligibility

The Competition is open to:

• People aged 16 years or over; and

• People under 16 years, provided they have permission from a parent or legal guardian to participate.

The organiser reserves the right to verify an entrant's eligibility where reasonably necessary.

Anyone directly involved in administering or selecting winners for the Competition may be excluded from entering.

4. Photograph requirements

The submitted photograph must clearly show at least 3 items placed in each of the 8 categories.

Items do not need to be sorted correctly for the entry to qualify for the prize draw. The Wellington Recycling Challenge encourages participation, exploration and learning.

Submitted photographs must:

• Be the entrant's own photograph or be submitted with permission from the copyright owner.

• Show the entrant's recycling effort or relate to the recycling activity promoted by the Competition.

• Not contain unlawful, threatening, offensive or inappropriate material.

• Not intentionally infringe another person's copyright, privacy or other rights.

If another person is clearly identifiable in the photograph, the entrant must have appropriate permission for that person to appear in the submitted and published photograph.

If an identifiable child appears in the photograph, permission from that child's parent or legal guardian must be obtained.

The organiser may reject an entry that does not comply with these requirements.

5. Number of entries

Each person may submit one entry during each Competition period.

For the first Competition, each person may submit one entry between 19 October 2026 and 24 October 2026.

If multiple entries are submitted by the same person during the same Competition period, additional entries may be disqualified.

6. Competition period

The first Competition opens on:

19 October 2026

and closes on:

24 October 2026

Entries received after the Competition has closed may not be accepted.

Future Wellington Recycling Challenge Competition periods and closing dates may be announced separately on www.wellingtonrecycles.co.nz.

7. Prizes

There will be several prizes.

The prizes and number of winners will be determined by the organiser and announced at or before the end of the Competition.

Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash unless the organiser agrees otherwise.

8. Winner selection

Winner(s) will be selected randomly using a random number generator.

A number will be assigned to each valid entry and the random number generator will be used to select the winner(s).

Every valid entry has an equal chance of being selected, regardless of how many items were sorted or whether mistakes were made.

The organiser's decision will be final, subject to applicable law.

9. Contacting winners

Potential winner(s) will be contacted using the email address supplied with their entry.

For entrants under 16, the parent or legal guardian will be contacted.

If a winner cannot be contacted or does not respond within 2 days, or if the entry does not meet the eligibility requirements, the organiser may randomly select an alternative winner.

10. Use of submitted photographs

By entering the Wellington Recycling Challenge and submitting a photograph, the entrant gives the organiser permission to reproduce, display, publish and use the submitted photograph for purposes connected with the Wellington Recycling Challenge.

This may include:

• The Wellington Recycling Challenge website.

• Promoting the Wellington Recycling Challenge.

• Sharing recycling and sustainability activities.

• Competition updates and winner announcements.

• Posters, displays and promotional material.

• Online and social media posts associated with the Wellington Recycling Challenge.

The entrant or photographer retains ownership of the photograph.

By submitting a photograph, the entrant confirms that they have the necessary rights and permissions to submit it and allow it to be used as described above.

If another person is clearly identifiable in the photograph, the entrant must have that person's permission for the photograph to be submitted and published.

If an identifiable child appears in the photograph, the entrant must have permission from that child's parent or legal guardian for the photograph to be submitted and used as described above.

Where reasonably possible, unnecessary personal information will not be published alongside photographs.

11. Personal information

The organiser may collect limited personal information as part of the Competition, including:

• The entrant's name.

• Email address or parent/legal guardian's email address where applicable.

• Submitted photograph.

• Relevant consent information.

This information may be used to:

• Process and manage Competition entries.

• Contact Competition winners.

• Verify eligibility where reasonably necessary.

• Prevent duplicate or invalid entries.

• Administer prizes.

• Respond to questions relating to an entry.

Personal information will be handled in accordance with the Wellington Recycling Challenge Privacy & Photo Consent Policy and applicable New Zealand privacy requirements.

Personal information will not be sold or used for unrelated marketing purposes.

12. Privacy and consent

By submitting an entry, the entrant confirms that:

• The information provided is accurate.

• They have read and accepted these Competition Terms & Conditions.

• They have read the Privacy & Photo Consent Policy.

• They understand how their personal information and submitted photograph will be collected and used.

• They consent to the use and publication of their submitted photograph as described in these Terms & Conditions.

• Where the entrant is under 16, appropriate parent or legal guardian permission has been obtained.

13. Disqualification

The organiser may disqualify an entry if it reasonably believes that the entrant has:

• Provided false or misleading information.

• Submitted more than one entry during the same Competition period.

• Breached these Terms & Conditions.

• Submitted inappropriate or unlawful material.

• Submitted a photograph without the necessary rights or permissions.

• Attempted to manipulate or interfere with the Competition.

• Otherwise acted in a way that undermines the fairness or integrity of the Competition.

Making mistakes while sorting recycling items is not grounds for disqualification.

14. Changes or cancellation

The organiser reserves the right to modify, suspend or cancel the Competition where reasonably necessary, subject to applicable law.

Where reasonably possible, significant changes will be communicated through www.wellingtonrecycles.co.nz or other Wellington Recycling Challenge communication channels.

15. Acceptance

By submitting an entry, the participant confirms that they have read, understood and accepted these Competition Terms & Conditions, including the conditions relating to the use and publication of submitted photographs.

For participants under 16, participation requires permission from a parent or legal guardian.

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Competition organiser: Jenny Weigt
Wellington Recycling Challenge
Website: www.wellingtonrecycles.co.nz
Email: wellingtonrecycles@gmail.com

First Competition Period:
19 October 2026 – 24 October 2026