The Australian Government has welcomed an offer by Woolworths and Coles to take joint responsibility for the stockpiles of soft plastics that have accumulated as a result of the suspension of REDcycle.
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Australian Retailers Association applauds REDcycle solution
Coles and Woolworths have been congratulated by the Australian Retailers Association for stepping up to take on REDcycle soft plastics.
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Supermarkets offer to take on REDcycle soft plastics stockpiles
Coles and Woolworths have offered to take control of REDcycle’s stockpiled soft plastic and provide safe storage of the material while recycling solutions are explored.
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More sites uncovered in REDcycle investigation
Another four warehouses in Melbourne’s western and northern suburbs have been uncovered as EPA Victoria continues investigations into soft plastics collected as part of the REDcycle program.
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Bendigo takes soft plastics collection into its own hands
The City of Greater Bendigo has begun offering its own free soft plastics drop off points, following the recent pausing of the REDcycle collection scheme.
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EPA finds soft plastics stockpile in Melbourne warehouses
EPA Victoria is continuing investigations into REDcycle, the suspended soft plastic recycling program, after finding about three thousand tonnes of soft plastics in six warehouses across Melbourne.
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REDcycle pause spurs broader industry discussion
Industry insiders have turned their attention to the broader issues facing the future of hard-to-recycle waste streams following the suspension this week of REDcycle’s soft plastics collection program.
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REDcycle suspends soft plastics collection, industry reacts
Melbourne-based recycling organisation REDcycle will temporarily cease its soft plastics collection program from today.
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ACOR’s Recycle Mate app is learning and improving
As it approaches 40,000 downloads, the Recycle Mate app continues to improve as it helps Australians wade through the confusion of kerbside recycling.
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Coles to use Australian-first soft plastics recycling technology
Coles has partnered with RED Group and Replas to install a concrete slab carpark made partly out of recycled soft plastics.
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