How to recycle common office and school supplies properly?

Recycling office and school supplies starts with choosing materials that can actually be recovered through Australian recycling systems. Paper, cardboard, envelopes and manilla folders can generally go into the paper recycling stream when they are clean and dry, while plastic pens, markers, PVC folders and mixed-material products usually require specialist recycling or cannot be recycled through kerbside collections. Removing plastic sleeves, laminated covers and other non-paper components can improve recyclability.