The City of Hobart will trial a new soft plastics collection point at the McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre.
The initiative is part of a 12-month trial aimed at reigniting the community’s dedication to soft plastics recycling.
The council has partnered with on-demand recycling service RecycleSmart to collect the soft plastics from the waste management centre.
The collected plastics will be transported to one of RecycleSmart’s vetted recyclers interstate, where they will be turned back into a plastic-derived oil for new products or transformed into asphalt additive.
Items accepted in the pickups include biscuit packaging, bread bags, bubble wrap, cereal box liners, chocolate wrappers, cling wrap, document sleeves, fresh produce bags, frozen food bags and more.
The council said households can drop off soft plastics at the collection point located in the Waste Transfer Station.
Anna Reynolds, Mayor of City of Hobart, said the council’s recent waste audit revealed that six per cent of material found in the red-lid general waste bin is soft plastics suitable for recycling.
“This initiative is a crucial step towards reducing waste and promoting sustainable practices in our community,” said Reynolds.
“This trial is exclusively for residential soft plastics and will be offered at no cost to the community.
“Our goal is to develop our waste services to collect and recycle more soft plastics from our community.”
For more information, visit: www.hobartcity.com.au
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