An annual call to action against single use plastics As Plastic Free July enters its thirteenth year and plastic bans are rolled out by state governments across the country, one might wonder is Plastic Free July still relevant. The answer is a resounding yes, of course! Keep reading to learn why... View Post

The collapse of RedCycle sent shockwaves through the community as the bins were taken away from the local supermarkets where we diligently took our bagged up soft plastics to be ‘recycled’ and not sent to landfill.

Now what do we do with the plastic packaging apart from put it in the landfill bin? What if I told you that you can reduce the impact of your soft plastics at home. Stick with me and I will explain.

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If you’re like me, recycling as much as possible is at the top of your priorities to limit what goes to landfill. The kerb-side recycling bin is a great place to start, but what happens when you have things that can’t go in the kerb-side bin? Advances in technology and the movement to a circular economy there are lots of ways to stop those ‘hard to recycle’ items from ending up in landfill. I’ll chat about a few of my favourite ways to recycle difficult things below.

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