In fact, soft plastic packaging does not belong in your blue recycling bin because it jams up sorting equipment at recycling facilities. It often ends up in a landfill because it cannot be recycled.

The Soft Plastics Taskforce — a coordinated effort by major supermarkets and government bodies to address the crisis in soft ...

Four years later, Australia’s main soft plastics recycling scheme, REDcycle, collapsed, leaving behind big stockpiles. Food scraps or non-recyclable plastics in recycling bins slash the value of ...

When REDcycle, Australia’s flagship soft plastics recycling program, collapsed in 2022, it left more than just a gaping hole ...

Aussies have been issued a stark reminder of “what NOT to do” when it comes to recycling, with a shocking video showing how ...

This is because only some councils have access to soft-plastic recycling at present, which is not ideal. Glass-only recycling bins will help avoid the common problem of broken bottles ...