Take the pledge

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Take the Pledge for a chance to win.

Make a simple commitment to:

  • put your food scraps in the organics bin and
  • recycle everything you can

Simply

  1. Sign up online to register your pledge
  2. Receive your welcome pack
  3. Display your new bin stickers (ready for the monthly prize draw)
  4. Pop the right things in the right bins (ready for the quarterly prize draw)

Take the Pledge now

Bigger rewards in 2026!

The City of Unley developed the Take the Pledge program in partnership with KESAB environmental solutions in 2015 to promote sustainable behaviour change, focusing on reducing household waste, and improving recycling practices. 

The program now has more than 2,000 participating households in the City of Unley, committed to recycling more and diverting as much organic material as possible to the green bins. Over 700 households have been rewarded with a $25 prize voucher for putting the right things in the right bins and helping reduce waste to landfill. 

In 2026, a new structure will see bigger rewards than ever before on offer!

  • Monthly $25 Mitre 10 (Barrow & Bench, Malvern) vouchers: From January 2026, every household who registers for the program, and displays the program stickers on their bins, will go into a monthly draw to win a $25 Mitre 10 (Barrow & Bench, Malvern) prize voucher. It’s an easy way to boost recycling visibility in the community, and maybe even get rewarded for it!
  • Quarterly $250 VISA gift card: Throughout the year, KESAB staff will be conducting random kerbside bin checks at registered households who display the program sticker on their bins. Households sorting their waste correctly will be entered into a quarterly draw for a $250 VISA gift card.  

Now, with the bigger quarterly prizes on offer, there’s never been a better time to Take the Pledge! 

Take the Pledge now

After registering, please allow up to 2 weeks for your bin stickers to arrive. 

Households participating in the program: 

  • Put more recyclable and compostable items in the right bins (instead of sending them to landfill) 

  • Put less in their landfill bins 

  • Have fewer wrong items mixed into their recycling 

  • Put more of their food scraps into the organics bin 

  • Have less overall waste each week compared to households not in the program. 

Imagine what we can achieve when our whole community works together? 

Take the Pledge terms & conditions

The promoter is the City of Unley, 181 Unley Road, Unley SA 5061, and KESAB Environmental Solutions, 214 Grange Road, Flinders Park SA 5025.

The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or change the competition if circumstances arise outside the Promoter’s control and where there are changes to budget or funding availability.

Eligibility

  • Entry is available only to City of Unley residents, aged 18 or older.

Prizes

  • Monthly prize draw: 1 x $25 Mitre10 (Barrow & Bench, Malvern) voucher per month.
    • All properties registering for the program in the given month will go into the random prize draw.
    • Only properties displaying the program sticker on their bins will be eligible to win.
    • Once drawn, and evidence of the sticker on the bin is observed, KESAB staff will leave the prize voucher in the letterbox of the winning property.
  • Quarterly prize draw: 1 x $250 VISA Gift Card per quarter.
    • Properties randomly selected for inspection that are demonstrating correct bin use, and display the program sticker, will go into a random draw for the quarterly prize. 
    •  Once drawn, KESAB will advise the winning resident via email and post. 
    • The winner must contact KESAB by phone or email within two weeks to claim their prize. 
    •  KESAB will arrange to meet with the resident to give prize and take promotional photo. 
    •   If the winner has not contacted KESAB in two weeks, the prize will be re-drawn from other properties meeting the quarterly draw criteria. 

How to enter

  • Residents may either:
  • Submit the Take the Pledge online registration form via the City of Unley website, or
  • Register directly with a KESAB staff member, and KESAB staff will enter the resident's details into the Take the Pledge online form. 
  • No responsibility will be accepted for late, or misdirected entries or entries sent but not received by The City of Unley.
  • All Unley Council residents who register will be provided with stickers that must be placed on the recycling and organics bins to identify their participation in the program. 

Competition timeline and structure

  • The competition will run from 1 January 2026 - 31 December 2026.
  • Only residents who have completed and submitted a Take the Pledge form (via the City of Unley website) or have registered directly with a KESAB staff member, are eligible.
  • Properties registered prior to 1 January 2026 will be eligible for the quarterly prize draws.
  • Households must have the program stickers affixed to their bins to be eligible for a prize.
  • Random inspections will be conducted monthly.
  • Inspected properties will be left with a letter advising them that have either:
    • Been entered into the quarterly draw for using their bins correctly, or
    • Have put something in the wrong bin. Feedback will be provided so they can improve in future.
    • Have not affixed their program stickers and must do so to be eligible for future rounds.  
  • The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Winners (initial of first name and full last name, plus postcode) will be published on the Council Website, and may also be included in other Council publications.
  • Entrants may be sent a newsletter (max 1 per quarter) containing program information, recycling updates and tips, and invitations to related community events and workshops. 

Unsubscribing

  • If you are registered, but no longer wish to participate in this program, please email your name and address to pobox1@unley.sa.gov.au
  • Unsubscribing from the newsletter will also unsubscribe you from the program. 

More about KESAB

KESAB environmental solutions have been working in partnership with the City of Unley for over 10 years, delivering a range of tailored waste and recycling education programs to schools, community, and businesses.

These programs engage residents, students, school staff, business owners, and those working in the City of Unley to better understand sustainable waste and recycling practices and to actively participate in diverting as much waste from landfill as possible.

For more information about KESAB school and community education programs, visit the KESAB Community and School webpages.

  

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