Recyclability♻️
Since 9th of November 2022, REDcycle ceased its soft plastics recycling scheme, closing their soft plastics collection bins at supermarkets and other drop-off points. Until an alternative service is established, soft plastics should be put in your garbage bin.
Soft plastics (basically anything you can scrunch in your hand) should not be put in your household recycling bin, as they can contaminate the recycling process, causing problems at recycling facilities.
Some councils are offering soft plastics recycling services as part of the National Plastics Recycling Scheme (NPRS) project, trialling soft plastic collection in kerbside recycling bins across six councils in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Please check directly with your local council to see if this is an option.
A number of councils in the Greater Sydney region are working with RecycleSmart to offer free collection of soft plastics. Central Coast Council and City of Newcastle residents also have a soft plastics collection service run by Curby.
For commercial and large amounts of landfill-biodegradable plastic recycling we recommend arranging a collection with a commercial soft plastic recycler. Please visit Business Recycling to find recycling services in your area.
Biogone landfill-biodegradable plastics are approved for soft plastic recycling ♻️ alternatively if that is not an option, they can be disposed of in the general rubbish bin destined to landfill, where it will biodegrade approximately 90%+ faster than conventional plastics.
We’ve listed below our products that can be soft plastics recycled.
Please note this may vary depending on the product use vs. intended use and contents.
We’re proud that all Biogone products comply and go above the Australian Government’s 2025 National Packaging Targets where 100% packaging needs to be either reusable, recyclable or compostable, plus they will biodegrade away should the plastic not be recycled and sent to landfill instead.
