Soft plastics

Outdated Recycling Claims on Food Packaging Violate Consumer Law

Australia’s food packaging industry, including major supermarkets like Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi, may be violating consumer law with outdated recycling claims. This warning came from the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) in a recent email. APCO emphasised the need for businesses to remove claims that soft plastics can be recycled through now-defunct schemes. The email […]

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Plastics

Aussie Supermarkets Export Plastics for Recycling After REDcycle Collapse

Australia’s major supermarket chains have begun shipping samples of soft plastics overseas to be recycled, as they grapple with the aftermath of the collapsed REDcycle scheme, which resulted in thousands of tonnes of stockpiled plastics. Coles and Woolworths assumed responsibility for the plastic stockpiles in February, after REDcycle went into liquidation and left creditors, including

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