For councils

01 · Deliverables

What the toolkit contains

1. 01

   Bin lid stickers

   Print-ready decals for 240 L, 140 L and 80 L lids. Weatherproof specification. Co-brand space reserved for council identity.

   Print PDF
2. 02

   Kerbside signage

   Panel templates for community drop-off stations and transfer stations. Weatherproof vinyl and aluminium substrates.

   SVG · PDF
3. 03

   Web components

   Embeddable “What goes where?” lookup for council websites. Framework-agnostic. Returns the material’s pathway with guidance: kerbside, drop-off, or special handling.

   JS embed
4. 04

   Page templates

   Reference markup for council recycling pages. Accessible, WCAG AA contrast, English and te reo Māori headings paired throughout.

   HTML · CSS
5. 05

   Icon set

   The full mark archive across kerbside, hazardous, construction and deposit return, vector-perfect at any size, bilingual labels in the manifest.

   97 SVG marks
6. 06

   Brand guidelines

   One document covering colour tokens, type stack, voice, clearspace and co-brand rules. Drop-in for in-house teams and appointed agencies.

   PDF

02 · Adoption pathway

Four steps to deployment

1. Step 01

   Review the standard

   Read the system overview and confirm alignment with your waste management strategy and the 2024 Aotearoa kerbside standard.

2. Step 02

   Download the toolkit

   All SVGs, CSS tokens, signage templates and guideline PDFs ship from the marks archive. No account, no request form.

3. Step 03

   Deploy with your team

   Hand the toolkit to your existing agency or in-house communications team. Co-brand space is reserved on every template.

4. Step 04

   Optional onboarding

   Short workshops and implementation review are available on request for councils running a staged rollout.

03 · Governance & compliance

Standards the system meets

Kerbside alignment

Designed against the 2024 Aotearoa national kerbside standard: recycling, organics and rubbish pathways.

Bilingual by default

Every mark ships with paired English and te reo Māori labels drawn from a reviewed terminology set.

Open and adoptable

Released under MIT and CC BY 4.0: fork it, print it, ship it. No procurement, no licence, no gatekeeper.

WCAG AA contrast

Type and colour tested for 4.5:1 minimum on text and 3:1 on large type and iconography, on both light and dark surfaces.

Open licence

Released under an MIT-style licence. Councils may use, adapt and print without a commercial agreement.

No vendor lock-in

Flat files, open formats, no proprietary platform. Your existing suppliers can deliver with no retooling.