Australian supermarkets look overseas for solutions to REDcycle soft-plastic stockpile woes

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-25/redcycle-soft-plastic-australia-supermarket-stockpiles-recycle/102635180

Author: Margaret Paul

Australia's major supermarkets have started sending samples of soft plastics overseas to be recycled, as they deal with the legacy of thousands of tonnes of stockpiled plastics from the collapsed REDcycle scheme. Coles and Woolworths took responsibility for the stockpiles of plastics in February, after REDcycle went into liquidation, owing creditors about $5 million, including fees for storing massive stockpiles in warehouses across several Australian states. Victoria's environmental watchdog charged REDcycle in December, alleging the company secretly stockpiled 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics across nine sites.