#REDcycle

1 week ago

The $1,400 Plastic Brick Machine: Clever Fix or Consumer Burden? A US start-up's $1,400 plastic-brick machine works — but raises hard questions about who should really pay to recycle soft plastics.

The $1,400 Plastic Brick Machine: Clever Fix or Consumer Burden?

#Recycling #SoftPlastics #CleanTech #REDcycle #Sustainability #AusNews

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-02-the-1...

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Nes Evan

@nes-evan.bsky.social

5 months ago

A new soft plastics recycling scheme is replacing Australia’s failed REDcycle. Will it mean consumers have to pay more? A consortium of manufacturers aims to fund the sorting and processing of soft plastics for reuse – but critics say it will pass costs on to consumers

A new soft #plastics #recycling scheme is replacing #Australia’ s failed #REDcycle

A consortium of manufacturers aims to fund the sorting and processing of #soft_plastics for reuse – but critics say it will pass costs on to consumers

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Nes Evan

@nes-evan.bsky.social

7 months ago

Going to waste: two years after REDcycle’s collapse, Australia’s soft plastics are hitting the environment hard Almost 95% of Australia’s soft plastics are still headed for landfill and experts say the packaging industry must take responsibility for the mess

Going to waste: 2 years after #REDcycle ‘s collapse, Australia’s soft plastics are hitting the environment hard

Almost 95% of #Australia ‘s soft #plastics are still headed for landfill & experts say the packaging industry must take responsibility for the mess

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Difficult

@fladdle.bsky.social

1 year ago

The side of an ice cream container which directs you to a site that doesn’t open at all.

I bought this ice cream this week and the advice on what to do with the empty bits includes going to the #REDcycle site. Which isn’t there!

This week, people. Bullshit. #recycling #AusPol #waste

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