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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Australian Associated Press and Graham Readfearn

More stockpiles of soft plastics from failed REDcycle recycling scheme uncovered

Non recyclable plastic food bags
Failed soft plastics recycling scheme REDcycle previously said it was holding on to the waste while trying to ride out problems including lack of capacity. Photograph: Tim Gainey/Alamy

New stockpiles of soft plastics from the failed REDcycle recycling scheme have been uncovered as the work to develop an alternative program continues.

The program was wound up in November 2022 after it emerged that plastics consumers had returned to supermarkets to be recycled were instead put into storage.

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