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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Natasha May

Supermarkets are pausing soft plastic recycling. What should I do with my plastic bags now?

REDcycle announced late on Tuesday that it was pausing collections at Woolworths and Coles
REDcycle announced late on Tuesday that it was pausing collections at Woolworths and Coles. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Soft plastic is hard to escape but the guilt of using it for many Australians has been assuaged by bringing their haul to recycling collection points at major supermarkets.

The news Australia’s largest plastic bag recycling program, REDcycle, has paused its collection program comes as a blow to Australians trying to do the right thing by the environment.

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